sika
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sika
1890–95; < Japanese, equivalent to si- (perhaps akin to sisi boar, game) + ka deer
Example Sentences
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There are currently six deer species in Britain – red, sika, fallow, roe, muntjac and Chinese water - but only red and roe are "truly indigenous", according to the British Deer Society.
From BBC
Three other Asiatic species - sika, Chinese water deer and muntjac - all arrived in the late 19th Century.
From BBC
The case of Nara in Japan, where the sacred sika deer have been protected for over a thousand years, illustrates the complexities of wildlife management under cultural protection.
From Science Daily
The other species are roe, fallow and sika.
From BBC
The other is in Taiwan, which received two pandas in 2008 in exchange of a pair of endangered sika deer.
From Seattle Times
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