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.

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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Example sentences 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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单词	tahr
释义	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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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