kasturin.
/kʌˈstʊəri/ The Himalayan musk deer, Moschus moschiferus.
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kasturi1837
1837 T. Hutton in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 6 ii. 936 The Kastúra, or musk deer of these hills is to be found in the deep forest shades of Mahássú throughout the year.
1867 T. C. Jerdon Mammals India 267 Moschus moschiferus...Kastúrá, H.— Rous or Roos and Kasturé, Kashmir.
1884 R. A. Sterndale Nat. Hist. Mammalia India & Ceylon 494 The Musk Deer. Native names—Kastura, Hindi;..Kasturé, in Kashmir.
1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 330 The musk-deer, or kastura, as it is termed in Hindustani, is so well known to all Himalayan sportsmen, that [etc.].
1904 F. G. Aflalo Sportsman's Bk. India 186 Local Names of various Game... Musk deer. Kustoorah.
1951 J. R. Ellerman & T. C. S. Morrison-Scott Checklist Palæarctic & Indian Mammals 353 Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus, 1758. Musk Deer (Kastura).
1955 P. Bauer Kanchenjunga Challenge iv. ii. 184 The Kasturi is a [Himalayan] musk deer and on this account it has been almost exterminated.
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