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serow

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /səˈɹoʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛɹəʊ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: goat antelope

History

Etymology

From Lepcha ᰠᰶᰛᰨ (să-ro, “long-haired Tibetan goat”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: серау (serau) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Burmese: တောဆိတ် (tau:hcit) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Catalan: serau — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬣羚 (lièlíng) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • French: saro — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • German: Serau — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Indonesian: kambing hutan — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Japanese: 氈鹿 (kamoshika) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Khmer: កែះ (keh) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Korean: 시로 (siro) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Malay: kambing hutan — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Mon: စိၚ်ဂၞာတ် (ciṅ gnāt) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Thai: เลียงผา (liiang-pǎa) — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Vietnamese: sơn dương — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Vietnamese: tỳ linh — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
  • Vietnamese: tì linh — any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis