Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The goat-antelope of the Deccan, which inhabits rocky places.
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Examples
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This pretty little creature, miscalled "ravine-deer," is familiar to most shikaris.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Captain Baldwin, in his interesting book, writes: "Like other antelopes, the little ravine-deer has many enemies besides man.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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