Tahr definition
Any of three goatlike mammals of the genus Hemitragus of the Himalayas, southern India, and the Arabian peninsula, having backward-curved horns. Some biologists place the species in three different genera.
noun
A short-horned, wild goat (genus Hemitragus) of Arabia, India, and the Himalayas.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
tahr
Plural:
tahrsOrigin of tahr
- Nepalese thār
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition