Tuesday, August 17, 2010

What would be the equivalent english name for the animal that is named a steinbock in german?

Capricorn or ibex or chamois

What would be the equivalent english name for the animal that is named a steinbock in german?
A Steinbock is a mountain goat = Capra in Latin


* Alpensteinbock (C. ibex)


* Sibirischer Steinbock oder Asiatischer Steinbock (C. sibirica)


* Syrischer Steinbock oder Nubischer Steinbock (C. nubiana)


* Iberiensteinbock (C. pyrenaica)


* č„›thiopischer Steinbock (C. wallie)


* Westkaukasischer Steinbock (C. caucasica)


* Ostkaukasischer Steinbock (C. cylindicornis)





now that you have the scientific names, you can search for the exact English names, e.g.: Capra ibex = Alpine Ibex, etc.
Reply:The animal is the ibex, but as a zodiacal sign, it would be capricorn.
Reply:capricorn


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