serow

See also:serów

English

A Sumatran, or mainland, serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)

Wikispecies

Etymology

FromLepchaᰠᰶᰛᰨ(să-ro,“long-haired Tibetan goat”).

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/səˈɹoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈsɛɹəʊ/

Noun

serow(pluralserows)

1. Any of several species of Asianungulatesof the genusCapricornis.
   • 1999,Jan Dodd, Simon Richmond,The Rough Guide to Japan,page265:

     The peninsula is home to an estimated four hundred macaques, the world's most northerly colony of wild monkeys, and a growing population of red-haired, goat-likeserow,both of which are a protected species.

   • 2002,Maurice Burton, Robert Burton,International Wildlife Encyclopedia,page2323:

     Theserowdiffers in being larger, at least 32 inches (81 cm) tall, whereas gorals are never more than 28 inches (71 cm).Serowsare also distinguished in having small face glands that give out a duikerlike odor.

   • 2011,John P. Rafferty, editor,Grazers,page147:

     Where official protection is accorded, it is usually on paper only, as theserowis hunted for meat and its body parts, which are used in local medicine. (For example, it is believed that the broth obtained by boiling aserowhead is a remedy for arthritis.)

Usage notes

The serows have previously been classified within the genusNaemorhedus,which is now reserved for the (closely related)gorals.

Derived terms

• Chinese serow(Capricornis milneedwardsii)
• Himalayan serow(Capricornis thar)
• Japanese serow(Capricornis crispus)
• mainland serow(Capricornis milneedwardsii,formerly identified as Sumatran serow)
• southern serow(= Sumatran serow)
• red serow(Capricornis rubidus)
• Sumatran serow(Capricornis sumatraensis)
• Taiwan serow(Capricornis swinhoei)

Translations

any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genusCapricornis

• Bulgarian:серауn(serau)
• Burmese:please add this translation if you can
• Catalan:seraum
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Liệp linh(zh)(lièlíng)

• French:saro(fr)m
• German:Seraum
• Indonesian:kambing hutan(id)
• Japanese:Chiên lộc(カモシカ,kamoshika)
• Khmer:កែះ(km)(keh)
• Korean:시로(siro)
• Mon:စိၚ်ဂၞာတ်(ciṅ gnāt)
• Nepali:please add this translation if you can
• Thai:เลียงผา(liiang-pǎa)
• Tibetan:please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese:sơn dương(vi),tỳ linh,tì linh

Anagrams

• Rowse,WOREs,owers,owres,resow,rowse,sower,sowre,swore,worse

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈsɛrow]

Noun

serow

1. genitivepluralofsera