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tahr
or thar
[ tahr ]
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.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tahr1
First recorded in 1832, tahr is from the Nepali word thār
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tahr1
C19: variation of Nepali thār
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Example Sentences
The male tahr is about the same size as the ibex, but rather more heavily made.
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It is a large and powerful beast, considerably larger than a tahr, and longer in the leg.
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Cheetah is from some East Indian tongue, as is tahr, the name of the wild goat of the Himalayas.
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Though not an ibex, the sportsmen of India early gave this name to the tahr of the Nilgiri and Anamalai hills.
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The tahr is fairly common all along the higher Himalayan Range.
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