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bharal
or bur·rhel
[ bur-uhl ]
/ ˈbɜr əl /
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noun
a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.
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Also called blue sheep.
Origin of bharal
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40
Words nearby bharal
bhakti, bhakti-marga, bhang, bhangi, bhangra, bharal, Bharat, Bharata Natya, Bharatiya, Bharat Natyam, Bhartrihari
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How to use bharal in a sentence
This has led to a threefold increase in the density of the bharal.
British Dictionary definitions for bharal
bharal
burhel
/ (ˈbʌrəl) /
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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