bharal

or bur·rhel

[ bur-uhl ]

noun
  1. a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.

Origin of bharal

1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40
  • Also called blue sheep.

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British Dictionary definitions for bharal

bharal

burhel

/ (ˈbʌrəl) /


noun
  1. a wild Himalayan sheep, Pseudois nayaur, with a bluish-grey coat and round backward-curving horns

Origin of bharal

1
Hindi

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