[ 'tʃi:t(ə)l ]
■ noun a deer that has lyre-shaped antlers and a fawn coat with white spots, native to India and Sri Lanka. [ Cervus axis .]
Origin
C19: from Hindi cītal , from Sanskrit citrala 'spotted'.
[ 'tʃi:t(ə)l ]
■ noun a deer that has lyre-shaped antlers and a fawn coat with white spots, native to India and Sri Lanka. [ Cervus axis .]
Origin
C19: from Hindi cītal , from Sanskrit citrala 'spotted'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004