Definition of "chiru" []

• The Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii. (noun)

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• "It is being slaughtered illegally by the thousands for its wool actually, the underfur of the chiru, which is known in the international market as "shahtoosh" or "king of wool.""
• "Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, as an endangered species."
• "The political sensitivity of the issue was demonstrated in 2006 by an award-winning photograph that appeared to show chiru bounding healthily below a passing train."