sika

[ see-kuh ]

/ ˈsi kə /

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noun

a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.

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Origin of sika

1890–95; <Japanese, equivalent to si- (perhaps akin to sisi boar, game) + ka deer

Words nearby sika

Sigurd, Sigyn, Sihanouk, Siirt, sik, sika, Sikandarabad, Sikang, sike, Sikeston, Sikh

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How to use sika in a sentence

Nasimovich considered that roe deer and sika deer could be taken by wolves when snow was not more than 30 cm.
Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota|L. David Mech
In Japan there is an intermediate form in Cervus sika which has no bez-tine.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
On the mainland of Manchuria both the typical sika, and a larger race (C. sika manchuricus), occur.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10|Various
Sika means to appear, and is used chiefly of supernatural beings; kundru means to grunt or grumble.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for sika

sika

/ (ˈsiːkə) /

noun

a Japanese forest-dwelling deer, Cervus nippon, having a brown coat, spotted with white in summer, and a large white patch on the rump

Word Origin for sika

from Japanese shika

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