sika
/ˈsiːkə/(亦作sika deer)
noun
1- a forest-dwelling deer with a greyish winter coat that turns yellowish-brown with white spots in summer. It is native to Japan and SE Asia and naturalized in Britain and elsewhere.梅花鹿。
1.1
- Cervus nippon, family Cervidae.拉丁名Cervus nippon,鹿科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Japanese shika.