sika

[ see-kuh ]

/ ˈsi kə /

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for sika

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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释义	sika [ see-kuh ] / ˈsi kə / noun a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sika 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 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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