Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A goat antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) of high mountainous regions of the Plateau of Tibet, having long straight horns in the male and an undercoat that is highly prized for its downy wool.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of antelope of western Tibet; a species of the genus Pantholops. Also
chira .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
Tibetan antelope ,Pantholops hodgsonii .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is being slaughtered illegally by the thousands for its wool actually, the underfur of the chiru, which is known in the international market as "shahtoosh" or "king of wool."
Ying Ying the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope), try not to buy shahtoosh Sun Bin 2005
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Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, as an endangered species.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, as an endangered species.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, as an endangered species.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, as an endangered species.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, as an endangered species.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Nonsense, retorted Chinese scientists, who claimed more than 95 percent of chiru used the passes.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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They are home to rare wild animals such as the black-necked crane, huge-horned argali sheep, wild yak, white-lipped deer, gazelle, snow leopards, and, of course, the chiru.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Selected as a mascot for the Beijing Olympics, the chiru, a talismanic creature that is actually more goat than antelope, is much in demand for its fine shahtoosh wool.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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The political sensitivity of the issue was demonstrated in 2006 by an award-winning photograph that appeared to show chiru bounding healthily below a passing train.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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