tahr

tahr
noun Etymology: Nepali thār Date: 1835 any of a genus (Hemitragus) of wild Asian goats; especially one (H. jemlahicus) of the Himalayas having a reddish-brown to dark brown coat and a long shaggy mane

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  • tahr — /tahr/, n. 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… …   Universalium

  • Tahr — Tahr, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Thar}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tahr — Tahr, Thar, der; s, s [aus dem Nepali]: indische Halbziege …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tahr — Thar der; s, s <aus gleichbed. nepales. thār> in den Gebirgen Süd u. Südwestasiens lebende Halbziege …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • tahr — [tär] n. a short horned, wild goat (genus Hemitragus) of Arabia, India, and the Himalayas …   English World dictionary

  • Tahr — Tahre Himalaya Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tahr — Taxobox name = Tahr status = VU trend = unknown status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae subfamilia = Caprinae In part subdivision ranks = Genus… …   Wikipedia

  • Tahr — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme «  Tahr  » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Tahr …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tahr — taras statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hemitragus jemlahicus angl. Himalayan tahr; tahr vok. Tahr rus. тар pranc. tahr ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tarai …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • tahr — taras statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hemitragus jemlahicus angl. Himalayan tahr; tahr vok. Tahr rus. тар pranc. tahr ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tarai …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • tahr — Thar Thar, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica}) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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