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sika

[ see-kuh ]

noun

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


sika

/ ˈsiːkə /

noun

  1. a Japanese forest-dwelling deer, Cervus nippon, having a brown coat, spotted with white in summer, and a large white patch on the rump
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sika1

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

Origin of sika1

from Japanese shika
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Example Sentences

Nasimovich considered that roe deer and sika deer could be taken by wolves when snow was not more than 30 cm.

In Japan there is an intermediate form in Cervus sika which has no bez-tine.

On 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.

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