tahr

American  

[tahr] / tɑr /

Or thar

noun

1. 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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tahr British  

/ tɑː /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of tahr

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

Example Sentences

“I think reducing the tahr population needs to be done in a staged way. Otherwise, it will set back country relations with hunters by a decade.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2020

The tahr control plan has caused tension among the outdoor community in New Zealand.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2020

As well as trampling native flora, tahr also snack on threatened alpine vegetation such as the the Mount Cook buttercup, the scree buttercup and ranunculus acraeus.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2020

Numbers have reached 35,000, despite a government tahr control plan committing to keep numbers at 10,000.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2020

We went by the bald eagle, the white-tailed deer, the tahr goats, the lions, and the striped hyena.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel