sika
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
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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 MechIn 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. SterndaleOn the mainland of Manchuria both the typical sika, and a larger race (C. sika manchuricus), occur.
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
/ (ˈsiːkə) /
a Japanese forest-dwelling deer, Cervus nippon, having a brown coat, spotted with white in summer, and a large white patch on the rump
Origin of sika
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