chiru

American  

[chir-oo] / ˈtʃɪr u /

noun

1. a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.

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chiru British  

/ ˈtʃɪruː /

noun

1. a Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni , having a dense woolly pinkish-brown fleece prized as the source of shahtoosh wool: now close to extinction due to illegal slaughter for its fleece

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Etymology

Origin of chiru

Perhaps < Nepali jarayo

Example Sentences

According to Grace Ge Gabriel of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, destroying confiscated wildlife to fight illicit trade has worked before with another species, the Tibetan antelope, also known as the chiru.

From Scientific American • Nov. 19, 2013

The chiru, which belongs to the typical or antilopine section of antelopes, is probably allied to the saiga.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

Its nearest relative in India is the chiru, which has certain points of resemblance.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

Although far from uncommon, chiru are very wary, and consequently difficult to approach.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

The chiru is not quite so developed in this respect.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage