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Meaning of SAMBUR

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 Definition: [n]  South Asian deer with three-tined antlers
 
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 Synonyms: Cervus unicolor, sambar
 
 See Also: cervid, Cervus, deer, genus Cervus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sam"bur\, n. [Hind. s[=a]mbar, s[=a]bar.] (Zo["o]l.)
An East Indian deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) having a mane on its
neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also {gerow}.
The name is applied to other species of the genus {Rusa}, as
the Bornean sambur ({R. equina}).
 
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