TRAGELAPHUS, or a Wild-Goat, which partakes of a Goat and a Stag, as its Name shews, which is derived from Tragos, a Goat, and Elaphos, a Stag or Hart. Moses1 places it in the number of clean Animals, or such as might be eaten. Pliny says,2 that the Tragelaphus is only found upon the Phasis, and differs from a Stag only by the Beard, and by the Length of his Hair. Diodorus Siculus assures us,3 that there are some of them also in Arabia. Some Ancients have thought this to be only a fabulous Animal. Bochart4 shews from the Arabick, that the Hebrew Word Akko signifies a Wild Goat.
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