chital
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chital
< Hindi cītal; compare Sanskrit citrala variegated, cheetah
Example Sentences
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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 • May 10, 2013
With no natural enemies to bother them, the chital deer multiplied wonderfully.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A chital at the pool; something, perhaps a leopard hunting his supper, has startled him," he advised.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
Hog deer are not gregarious like chital; they are usually solitary, though found occasionally in pairs.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
The very name chital recalls to me the loveliest bits of the rivers of the Central provinces, the Nerbudda, the Pench, the Bangunga, and the bright little Hirrie.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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