chital
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of chital
< Hindi cītal; compare Sanskrit citrala variegated, cheetah
Example Sentences
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Inside the reserve, 115-degree heat did not dissuade crowds of visitors, who packed safari jeeps that buzzed along the dusty roads past herds of grazing chital, or spotted deer.
From Washington Post
In the first hunting lesson, she typically selects a smaller form of prey—a chital, for example, rather than big game like gaur or water buffalo.
From Slate
Had there been a big Tusker or two there, Tiger would have been busy looking for Chital or Sambhur.
From Project Gutenberg
"A chital at the pool; something, perhaps a leopard hunting his supper, has startled him," he advised.
From Project Gutenberg
With no natural enemies to bother them, the chital deer multiplied wonderfully.
From Time Magazine Archive
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