rusa aristotelis

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rusa aristotelis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rusine \Ru"sine\, a. [NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay
     r[=u]sa deer.] (Zool.)
     Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rusa, which
     includes the sambur deer (Rusa Aristotelis) of India.
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     Rusine antler (Zool.), an antler with the brow tyne simple,
        and the beam forked at the tip.
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  Sambur \Sam"bur\, n. [Hind. s[=a]mbar, s[=a]bar.] (Zool.)
     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 (Rusa equina).
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