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Meaning of spotted hog deer in English:

spotted hog deer

noun

historical

  • The chital; = "spotted deer"; (formerly also) †the Javan mouse deer, Tragulus javanicus (obsolete).

    The chital, Axis axis, appears formerly to have been confused with the Indian hog deer, A. porcinus.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Quarterly Review.