barasingha

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noun

Rucervus duvaucelii, a deer that lives in South Asia.

Similar
swamp deer
OriginHindi बारहसिंगा →
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Meanings

nounbarasingha (plural barasinghas or barasingha)

plural barasinghas · alternative barasinga · alternative barasingh · alternative barasinghe

  1. Rucervus duvaucelii, a deer that lives in South Asia.

    We could see the herd of barasinghas grazing on an open grass patch to the left of the road ahead now.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 357

    Synonyms: swamp deer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRucervus duvaucelii, a deer that lives in South Asia.

Similar
swamp deer
Also see
swamp deer

Origin

  1. Hindiबारहसिंगा
  2. Englishbarasingha

From Hindi बारहसिंगा (bārahsiṅgā), literally ‘twelve-tined’.

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Translations

Finnish barasinga
  • barasingaRucervus devaucelii
Hindi बारहसिंगा
  • बारहसिंगा (bārahsiṅgā)Rucervus devaucelii
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APA

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MLA

“barasingha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barasingha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barasingha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barasingha.

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