Ibex (īb&ebreve_;ks), n.; pl. E. Ibexes (īb&ebreve_;ks&ebreve_;z), L. Ibices (īb&ibreve_;sēz). [L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok.[1913 Webster]
&hand_; The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica) has smoother and more spreading horns.[1913 Webster]