Definition of "tahr" []

• Any of several goatlike mammals of the genus Hemitragus of mountainous regions of Asia, having curved horns and a shaggy coat. (noun)

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• ""The tahr is a fine-looking beast, although his horns are small, and he cannot compare with his majestic relatives, the ibex and the markhor."
• "The gal that owns this rifle has used it on mule deer in Colorado, elk and moose in Utah, and red stag, chamois, and tahr in New Zealand."
• "Other members of the genus are the Himalayan tahr (H. jemlahicus) and the Nilgiri tahr (H. hylocrus) from the Nilgiri Hills and western ghats of southern India."