Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of antelopes, sometimes giving name to a subfamily Rupicaprinæ; the chamois. There is only one species, R. tragus. See chamois.

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  • adjective chamois (attributive)

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  • noun chamois

Etymologies

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From the genus name.

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Examples

  • The goat is very likely a "rupicapra rupicapra", which is known is Spain as "gamuza".

    Eagle Predation 2009

  • The goat is very likely a "rupicapra rupicapra", which is known is Spain as "gamuza".

    Eagle Predation 2009

  • Government-funded control of red deer (Cervus elaphus), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), and Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) began in the 1930s, continued until the 1960s for deer and chamois and remains in place for tahr in alpine areas.

    Southland montane grasslands 2008

  • Distribution and diet of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in Westland forests, South Island, New Zealand.

    Westland temperate forests 2008

  • A number of mammalian species have been introduced, including rats Muridae, stoat Mustela erminea, fallow deer Cervus dama, wapiti (red deer) Cervus elaphus, Himalayan thar Hemitragus jemlahicus, goat Capra sp., chamois Rupicapra rupicapra, pigs Sus sp. and possum Trichosurus vulpecula, with severe ecological impacts discussed below.

    Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand 2008

  • Prouchvane na divata koza (Rupicapra rupicapra) v Pirin (Research on Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in Pirin mountains).

    Pirin National Park, Bulgaria 2008

  • Forest fauna include brown bear Ursus arctos, grey wolf Canis lupus, wild boar Sus scrofa, wild cat Felis silvestris, chamois Rupicapra rupicapra, various species of eagle, capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, black grouse Lyrurus tetrix and rock partridge Alectoris graeca.

    Durmitor National Park, Montenegro 2008

  • The omnivorous possum causes widespread dieback of kamahi and southern rata while the regeneration of seedlings is impaired by red deer (Cervus elaphus) and chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra).

    Westland temperate forests 2008

  • The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is declining due to habitat fragmentation and poaching.

    Biological diversity in the Caucasus 2008

  • These include wolf Canis lupus, brown bear Ursus arctos, lynx Felis lynx, wild pig Sus scrofa, Caucasian deer Cervus elaphus moral, roe deer Capreolus capreolus, the west Caucasian tur Capra caucasica (EN) and chamois Rupicapra rupicapra and the reintroduced European bison Bison bonasus x B. bonasus caucasicus.

    Western Caucasus, Russian Federation 2008

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