"Eld's deer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Eld's deer [plural], Eld's deers [nonstandard, plural]
Etymology: Named after British officer Percy Eld in 1844, who discovered it in the Manipur Valley of India in 1838. Head templates: {{en-noun|Eld's deer|+|pl2qual=nonstandard}} 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. Categories (lifeform): Cervids Synonyms: brow-antlered deer, thameng, thamin, thamyn

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          "text": "Among them, Hainan Eld’s deers (Figure 10A) and several small rodents (Rattus spp.; Figure 10B) were photographed at the two experimental sites. […] In this study, the infrared cameras captured a number of wild animals, such as greater coucals, lesser coucals, and Hainan Eld’s deers. Among them, the greater coucal was the main predator of the experimental eggs, and the feeding activity of Hainan Eld’s deers caused female birds to abandon nests.",
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