sika

/see-kuh/US // ˈsi kə //UK // (ˈsiːkə) //

梅花,西卡,梅花鹿,梅花牌

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.

Nasimovich considered that roe deer and sika deer could be taken by wolves when snow was not more than 30 cm.
In Japan there is an intermediate form in Cervus sika which has no bez-tine.
On the mainland of Manchuria both the typical sika, and a larger race (C. sika manchuricus), occur.
Sika means to appear, and is used chiefly of supernatural beings; kundru means to grunt or grumble.