tahr

or thar

[ tahr ]

/ tɑr /

noun

any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr), introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.

Nearby words

Origin of tahr

First recorded in 1832, tahr is from the Nepali word thār

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Examples from the Web for tahr

Or if you down't like the Tahr of London, you could go to the Zoo.
The Foolish Lovers|St. John G. Ervine
The tahr is fairly common all along the higher Himalayan Range.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The genera are Ovis (sheep), Capra (goats) and Hemitragus (tahr).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
The ibexes, markhors, tahr and all the wild sheep eventually will be shot out by sportsmen who are "sheep crazy."
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday

It is a large and powerful beast, considerably larger than a tahr, and longer in the leg.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for tahr

tahr

/ (tɑː) /

noun

any of several goatlike bovid mammals of the genus Hemitragus, such as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr), of mountainous regions of S and SW Asia, having a shaggy coat and curved horns

Word Origin for tahr

C19: variation of Nepali thār

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