Tahr Definition

tär
noun
A short-horned, wild goat (genus Hemitragus) of Arabia, India, and the Himalayas.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tahr

Noun

Singular:
tahr
Plural:
tahrs

Origin of Tahr

  • Nepalese thār

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tahr Sentence Examples

  • Tahr frequent the worst ground of almost all ruminants.

  • The genera are Ovis (sheep), Capra (goats) and Hemitragus (tahr).

  • There are, however, several more or less transitional forms. Tahr are short-horned goats.

  • Three very characteristic ruminants, having some affinities with goats, inhabit the Himalaya; these are the " serow " (Nemorhaedus), " goral " (Cemas) and " tahr " (Hemitragus), the last-named ranging to rather high elevations.

  • The area protects an abundant wildlife including the endangered red panda, musk deer, Himalayan tahr and leopard.

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