noun
definition
Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes).
Examples of tahr in a Sentence
Tahr frequent the worst ground of almost all ruminants.
The genera are Ovis (sheep), Capra (goats) and Hemitragus (tahr).
There are, however, several more or less transitional forms. Tahr are short-horned goats.
Three very characteristic ruminants, having some affinities with goats, inhabit the Himalaya; these are the " serow " (Nemorhaedus), " goral " (Cemas) and " tahr " (Hemitragus), the last-named ranging to rather high elevations.
The area protects an abundant wildlife including the endangered red panda, musk deer, Himalayan tahr and leopard.
The short-horned Asiatic goats of the genus Hemitragus receive mention in the article Tahr; but it may be added that fossil species of the same genus are known from the Lower Pliocene formations of India, which have also yielded remains of a goat allied to the markhor of the Himalayas.