tahr

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noun

Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes).

OriginNepali थार →
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Meanings

nountahr (plural tahrs)

plural tahrs · alternative tair · alternative tehr

  1. Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes).

Origin

  1. Nepaliथार
  2. Englishtahr

Borrowed from Nepali थार (thār), from थारल (thāral).

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Translations

Catalan tar
  • tarAsian wild goat
Finnish tari
  • tariAsian wild goat
French tahr
  • tahrAsian wild goat
German Tahr
  • TahrAsian wild goat
Polish tar
  • tarAsian wild goat
Tamil வரையாடு
  • வரையாடு (varaiyāṭu)Asian wild goat

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hartraththarArth
Cite this entry
APA

tahr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahr

MLA

“tahr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahr. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahr.

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