tiānlù

黇鹿

Word · NounTraditional天鹿

Père David's deer; milu

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus); milu

technical

Also known as 麋鹿 (mílù) or colloquially as 四不像 (sì bù xiàng, 'four unlike') due to its unique features resembling a deer, camel, cow, and horse. Once extinct in the wild in China, it has been successfully reintroduced to nature reserves.

Tiān天
lù鹿
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
tè特
yǒu有
de的
zhēn珍
xī稀
wù物
zhǒng种
 。

The Père David's deer is a rare species endemic to China.

Zhè这
zhī只
tiān天
lù鹿
de的
jiǎo角
xiàng像
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
yī一
yàng样
biǎn扁
píng平
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
tè特
bié别
 。

This milu has antlers that are as flat as a palm, which is very distinctive.

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Běi北
jīng京
Nán南
hǎi海
zǐ子
Mí麋
lù鹿
yuàn苑
lǐ里
shēng生
huó活
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
tiān天
lù鹿
 。

Many Père David's deer live in the Nanhaizi Milu Park in Beijing.