goral
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- noun
- /ˈɡɔrəl/
- Indian
- A herd of goral grazed peacefully on the mountainside, blending in with the rocky terrain.
- the Grey goral
- goral population
- goral population density
Examples
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The Grey goral is commonly found in steep, rocky regions of the Himalayas.
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Research studies should be conducted regularly to monitor the Grey goral population.
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I'm going to see the Goral antelope.
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Future conservation efforts for Grey goral in MNP need to focus on protection and securing disturbance-free habitat.
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The present study provides information about population density, distribution pattern, and other aspects of Grey goral occurrence in the MNP.
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Group size of the Grey goral population in MNP ranged from 1 to 6 individuals, with an average size of 1.99 animals per group.
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We mostly observed Grey goral solitary in the study area where disturbance by livestock grazing pressure and wood cutting were high.
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Grey goral (Naemorhedus goral goral) is a bovid mammal species endemic to Asia, particularly occurring in the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountains.
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Wildlife enthusiasts traveled to see the elusive goral, a small goat-antelope unique to Asia.
Synonyms
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A wild animal like a goat with antelope features that lives in mountains and forests
A small animal like a goat that lives on rocky Asian mountains
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goral comes from the Nepali word ghoral, the local name people in the Himalayan hills use for this animal, and it helps to think of it as a small mountain 'goat'. That's why a goral is a little goat-antelope that lives on steep Asian slopes.