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goral

[ gawr-uhl, gohr- ]

noun

  1. a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.


goral

/ ˈɡɔːə /

noun

  1. a small goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, inhabiting mountainous regions of S Asia. It has a yellowish-grey and black coat and small conical horns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of goral1

1825–35; perhaps ≪ Sanskrit gaura, gaur
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of goral1

C19: from Hindi, probably of Sanskrit origin
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Lee says the DMZ is also home to lynx, leopards, a type of sheep known as the Amur goral, and 18 endemic fish species, while there have been reports of tigers in the region.

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Other animals such as the Amur goral, Cinereous vulture and Eurasian lynx have been spotted in the area.

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Instead, I spot wild boar, goat-like goral, and sambar and spotted deer.

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The naturalist Vladimir Arsenyev described a goral hunt in Russia a hundred years ago, writing how the men worked in two teams.

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Ironically, it is now one of Asia’s most important wildlife sanctuaries, an accidental refuge to scores of imperiled plants and animals — including orchids, leopard cats, Eurasian otters and the Amur goral, a nearly vanished antelope-goat.

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