CHIRU


Meaning of CHIRU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchir-(ˌ)ü ]

noun

Etymology: probably of Tibeto-Burman origin

Date: 1825

: an antelope ( Pantholops hodgsoni ) chiefly of the Tibetan plateau having a pinkish-fawn wooly coat and in the male long nearly straight horns

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