goral

noun

go·​ral

ˈgōrəl

variants or gooral

ˈgu̇r-

plural gorals or goral or goorals or gooral

: any of several goat antelopes (genus Naemorhedus) occurring from the southern Himalayas to northern parts of China and being closely related to the Rocky Mountain goat

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from a modern Indic word derived from Sanskrit gaura gaur

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