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SAMBUR
sambar, sambur, Cervus unicolor
(noun) a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sambur (plural samburs)
Alternative form of sambar
Anagrams
• rumbas, umbras
Source: Wiktionary
Sam"bur, n. Etym: [Hind. sambar, sabar.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name is applied to other species of the genus Rusa, as the Bornean sambur (R. equina).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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