sambur Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
    Cervus unicolor; sambar.

WordNet


Sam"bur noun
Etymology
Hind. sambar, sabar.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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).

Webster 1913