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tahr  (tär)
n.
Any of several goatlike mammals of the genus Hemitragus of mountainous regions of Asia, having curved horns and a shaggy coat.
[Nepalese thr.]
tahr, thar [tɑː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[from Nepali thār]
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