Genus Capra, family Bovidae: two species, C. caucasica and C. cylindricornis
Example sentencesExamples
In order to reconstruct the behaviors of Neandertals and the mountain goats, Adler and his colleagues studied clues from thousands of Caucasian tur bones and teeth.
Neandertals learned the migration patterns and grazing habits of the tur and how to hunt the biggest and fastest of the animals, according to scientists.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Russian.
Definition of tur in US English:
tur
nounto͝or
A wild goat native to the Caucasian mountains.
高加索羱羊（高加索山区的野山羊）
Genus Capra, family Bovidae: two species
Example sentencesExamples
Neandertals learned the migration patterns and grazing habits of the tur and how to hunt the biggest and fastest of the animals, according to scientists.
In order to reconstruct the behaviors of Neandertals and the mountain goats, Adler and his colleagues studied clues from thousands of Caucasian tur bones and teeth.