bharal

or bur·rhel

[bur-uh l]

noun

a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.

Origin of bharal

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Also called blue sheep.

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British Dictionary definitions for bharal

bharal

burhel

noun

a wild Himalayan sheep, Pseudois nayaur, with a bluish-grey coat and round backward-curving horns

Word Origin for bharal

Hindi

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