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Meaning of markhor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɑːkɔː

Definitions

A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.

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Examples

“He was taught the legends of the Mess Plate, from the great grinning Golden Gods that had come out of the Summer Palace in Pekin to the silver-mounted markhor-horn snuff-mull presented by the last C.O. (he who spake to the seven subalterns).”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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