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Eld's deer

Eld's deer noun: a deer of the endangered species Rucervus eldii endemic to South Asia.

Noun

Eld's deer (plural Eld's deer or (nonstandard) Eld's deers)

  1. A deer of the endangered species Rucervus eldii endemic to South Asia.
    • In Upper Burmah, Eld’s deer are scarce, and the only way to obtain them is to drive for them with beaters.1895, Reginald Heber Percy, “Indian Shooting”, in Clive Phillipps-Wolley, Big Game Shooting (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes), 2nd edition, volume II, London: Longmans, Green, and Co....
    • There are now more than 500 eld’s^([sic]) deers.1995, Beijing Review, volume 38, page 22

Eld's deer meaning in Vietnamese

Eld's deer in Vietnamese

Rucervus eldii
nai cà tông

Synonyms of Eld's deer

Forms of Eld's deer

pluralEld's deer
plural (nonstandard)Eld's deers

Origin of Eld's deer

Named after British officer Percy Eld in 1844, who discovered it in the Manipur Valley of India in 1838.

Questions about Eld's deer

What does Eld's deer mean?
Eld's deer means a deer of the endangered species Rucervus eldii endemic to South Asia.
What is Eld's deer in Vietnamese?
Eld's deer in Vietnamese is nai cà tông. See Eld's deer meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Eld's deer?
Eld's deer is a noun.
What is the plural of Eld's deer?
The plural of Eld's deer is Eld's deer.

Words near Eld's deer in the dictionary

  1. Elcock
  2. Elcocks
  3. Elcombe
  4. ELCS
  5. eld
  6. Eld's deer
  7. Eldar
  8. Eldars
  9. eldecalcitol
  10. elded
  11. elden

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