goral (goral)

[E. Ind.] A kind of go at antelope, Antilope or Nemorhœdus goral, inhabiting the Himalaya mountains. It has short, coni Goral, or Goat-antelope (Nemorhadus goral). cal, inclined, recurved horns, and short fur of a grayish brown color minutely dotted with black, the cheeks, chin, and upper part of the throat being white. The goat-antelope of Japan is similar. Also gooral. goramy, gourami (gō'-, gö'ra-mi), n. [Javanese.] A fish of the genus Osphromenus (O. olfax ) and of the family Anabantidæ or Laby rinthibranchidæ. It is a native of China and the Malay archipelago, but introduced into Mauritius, where it has multiplied rapidly, and into the West Indies and Cayenne. Its flesh is of excellent quality and flavor; in Java it is kept in jars and fattened on water-plants. It is deep in proportion to its length, and the dorsal and anal fins have numerous short spines, while the first ray of the ventral is protracted into a filament of extraordinary length. It is one of the few fishes that build nests, which it does by interweaving the stems and leaves of aquatic plants. gorbelliedt (gor'bel"id), a. [ 1 Trav. O, we are undone, both we and ours, for ever. Fal. Hang ye, gor bellied knaves; are ye undone? Shak ., 1 Hen. IV., ii. 2. O 'tis an unconscionable vast gor bellied Volume, bigger bulkt than a Dutch Hoy. Nash, Haue with you to Saffron wal den.