markhoor, markhore

[Native name.] Zool.: Capra mega ceros, popularly called the Serpent-eater, found in the forests of the northeast of India and in Cashmere. It is rather larger than the Ibex. Color, slaty-gray; the long beard of a darker hue. The triangular spiral horns are sometimes as much as five feet long. Markhoors have bred several times in the gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, London. mark'-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [MARK, v.] A & B. As pr. par . & particip. adj.: (See the IMG:content-0941.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A mark or number of marks upon anything; a characteristic or peculiar arrangement of natural coloring; as, the markings on the petals of a flower. II. Botany : 1. The term is used of the surface of leaves, which may be rugose, netted, half-netted, pitted, lacunose, honeycombed, . 2. It is employed of the color or variegation of leaves, .