burrhel

[ bur-uh l ]
/ ˈbɜr əl /

noun

Definition for burrhel (2 of 2)

bharal

or bur·rhel

[ bur-uh l ]
/ ˈbɜr əl /

noun

a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.
Also called blue sheep.

Origin of bharal

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Example sentences from the Web for burrhel

  • Riding back we saw some burrhel on the opposite hills, too far off to make a successful stalk possible.

    The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler
  • In Asia it should include the great Indian rhinoceros and its allied species, the burrhel, the Nilgiri tahr and the gayal.

    Our Vanishing Wild Life |William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for burrhel

bharal

burhel

/ (ˈbʌrəl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bharal

Hindi