serow
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of serow
First recorded in 1840–50; perhaps from a source akin to Lepcha sa-ār goat
Example Sentences
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Other BRI routes pose a risk to such iconic animals as the large-antlered muntjac, the Malayan tapir, the white-handed gibbon, the Sumatra serow, and the critically endangered Edwards’s pheasant.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 3, 2021
In the coming months, they'll also exchange furry ambassadors: two Chinese pandas for a Formosan serow and sika deer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once more all disappeared, and then, after a short interval, “hark back” was the cry; and, to their surprise, Karl and the shikarree again saw the wild dogs pressing the serow through the woods.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Mayne Reid
The first serow was killed by Hotenfa's party on our third day in the temple.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
When we reached the stream it was only to find a flat wall against which the water surged in a mass of white foam, separating us from the place where the serow had fallen.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
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