单词 | ravine deer |
释义 | > as lemmasravine deer ravine deer n. (originally, a hunters' name for) the Indian gazelle, Gazella bennettii, found from Iran to central India. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Gazella (gazelle) > Gazella bennettii (ravine-deer) chinkara1860 ravine deer1867 ravine buck1877 1867 T. C. Jerdon Mammals India 280 Ravine-deer of sportsmen in Bengal—Goat-antelope in Bombay and Madras. 1877 J. H. Baldwin Large & Small Game Bengal 204 The little ravine deer is a regular bush-loving antelope, and much resembles a wild goat in its appearance and habits. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. 156/1 The four-horned antelope..and the gazelle (Gazella bennetti), the chikara, or ‘ravine deer’, of sportsmen, are also found in India. 1987 N. Sibal Yatra 38 He..went out to the western hills, looking out for ravine deer, for markhor and urial. < as lemmas |
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