tahr

or thar

[ tahr ]

/ tɑr /

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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.

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Origin of tahr

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

Words nearby tahr

tahini, Tahiti, Tahitian, Tahltan, Tahoe, tahr, Tahrir Square, tahsil, tahsildar, tai, taiaha

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How to use tahr in a sentence

The male tahr is about the same size as the ibex, but rather more heavily made.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
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
Cheetah is from some East Indian tongue, as is tahr, the name of the wild goat of the Himalayas.
The Log of the Sun|William Beebe
Though not an ibex, the sportsmen of India early gave this name to the tahr of the Nilgiri and Anamalai hills.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

The tahr is fairly common all along the higher Himalayan Range.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

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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