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Himalayan, a.|hɪməˈleɪən, etymologically hɪˈmɑːləjən|
[f. Himālaya (Skr. f. hima snow + ālaya dwelling, abode) + -an. The second pronunciation, though etymologically correct, is now infrequent.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Himālayas, a system of mountains forming the northern boundary of India, and containing the highest summits in the world. Hence, in names of species of plants and animals native to this region.
Himalayan black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus. H. pine, or Neoza pine, Pinus Gerardiana, a pine of the N.W. Himalayas, each cone of which yields about 100 edible seeds or nuts; called also the Nepal nut-pine. H. primrose, Primula sikkimensis. H. rhubarb, Rheum nobile, and other species.
[1858Proc. Zool. Soc. 518 Black Bear of Europeans... The species is generally distributed over the lower ranges of the Western Himalayas.] 1866Treas. Bot. 979/1 Himalayan Rhubarb. 1869A. A. A. Kinloch Large Game Shooting i. 49 The Himalayan Black Bear is pretty generally distributed throughout the Himalayas. 1878R. N. Cust Mod. Langs. E. Ind. 119 At this point..I leave the Western Himalayan branch and enter the Eastern. 1882Garden 11 Mar. 171/1 This lovely Himalayan Primrose. 1925G. Burrard Big Game Hunting iv. 73 The Himalayan black bear is one of the most widely distributed game animals of the Himalayas. 1966R. & D. Morris Men & Pandas viii. 177 The Himalayan, or Asiatic black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus).
2. fig. Like a vast mountain in weight and bulk; enormous, gigantic.
1878N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 500 The North, as the wealthy section, would be called to bear this Himalayan debt. |