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axis deer
noun
: a deer (Axis axis) of India and surrounding areas having brownish hair with white spots
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Invasive axis deer run rampant on Maui and other Hawaiian islands, according to the Associated Press.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Barbary sheep, mouflon sheep, blackbuck, red stag, sika and axis deer and mountain goats are among the exotic game that roam the ranch.
—Melissa Manno, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2023
As daylight breaks, mouflon sheep or axis deer start to traverse into his range.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
Even certain fences don’t stop them – axis deer are even known to jump up to 8 feet over fences.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin Axis, genus name, going back to Latin axis, "a wild quadruped of India," of obscure origin
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined above
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“Axis deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axis%20deer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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