chiru
[ chir-oo ]
/ ˈtʃɪr u /
noun
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
Also called
Tibetan antelope.
Origin of chiru
perhaps < Nepali
jarayo
Words nearby chiru
chirpy,
chirr,
chirren,
chirrup,
chirrupy,
chiru,
chirurgeon,
chirurgery,
chirurgical,
chisanbop,
chisel
Example sentences from the Web for chiru
British Dictionary definitions for chiru
chiru
/ (ˈtʃɪruː) /
noun
a Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, having a dense woolly pinkish-brown fleece prized as the source of shahtoosh wool: now close to extinction due to illegal slaughter for its fleece
Word Origin for chiru
C19: probably from Tibetan