Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as bharal.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel).

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word burhel.

Examples

  • The fugitives often saw flocks of burhel -- called _nao_ in Bhutan -- feeding on the precipitous slopes of the higher hills.

    The Jungle Girl Gordon Casserly

  • Blyth's name of _Ovis burhel_ should be adopted to the exclusion of the other, which, however, is in general use.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.