sambar
or sam·bur, sam·bhar, sam·bhur
a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
Origin of sambar
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Two of them nearly ran over me once as I was squatting on a deer run waiting for sambar, which were being beaten out of a hill.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleHe rests during the day in shade, but is less of a nocturnal feeder than the sambar stag.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe nilgao drinks daily, the sambar only every third day, and many are shot over water.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe sambar stag, though almost equal in size, will not bear the slightest burden, but the nilgao will carry a man.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe antler then resembles the rusine type, of which our sambar stag is an example.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. Sterndale
British Dictionary definitions for sambar
sambur
/ (ˈsæmbə) /
a S Asian deer, Cervus unicolor, with three-tined antlers
Origin of sambar
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