"serow" meaning in English

See serow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /səˈɹoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈsɛɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: serows [plural]
Etymology: From Lepcha ᰠᰶᰛᰨ (să-ro, “long-haired Tibetan goat”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|lep|ᰠᰶᰛᰨ||long-haired Tibetan goat|tr=să-ro}} Lepcha ᰠᰶᰛᰨ (să-ro, “long-haired Tibetan goat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} serow (plural serows)
  1. Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis. Wikipedia link: serow Categories (lifeform): Caprines Derived forms: Chinese serow (taxonomic: Capricornis milneedwardsii), Himalayan serow (taxonomic: Capricornis thar), Japanese serow (taxonomic: Capricornis crispus), mainland serow (alt: formerly identified as Sumatran serow) (taxonomic: Capricornis milneedwardsii), southern serow (alt: = Sumatran serow), red serow (taxonomic: Capricornis rubidus), Sumatran serow (taxonomic: Capricornis sumatraensis), Taiwan serow (taxonomic: Capricornis swinhoei) Translations (any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis): серау (serau) [neuter] (Bulgarian), serau [masculine] (Catalan), 鬣羚 (lièlíng) (Chinese Mandarin), saro [masculine] (French), Serau [masculine] (German), kambing hutan (Indonesian), 氈鹿 (kamoshika) (alt: カモシカ) (Japanese), កែះ (keh) (Khmer), 시로 (siro) (Korean), စိၚ်ဂၞာတ် (ciṅ gnāt) (Mon), เลียงผา (liiang-pǎa) (Thai), sơn dương (Vietnamese), tỳ linh (Vietnamese), tì linh (Vietnamese)

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