[see-kuh] 
| a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered. |
| si·ka (sē'kə) n. A medium-sized deer (Cervus nippon) native to Japan and China but naturalized in Europe and other countries, having a small head, compact body, and mostly spotted reddish or chestnut coat. Several of its subspecies are endangered in the wild. [Japanese shika, deer.] |
sika
(species Cervus nippon), gregarious, forest-dwelling deer, family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla), native to eastern Asia. The sika was long considered sacred in Japan and is valued in China for its antlers, which are used in traditional medicine. A small to medium-sized deer, it has a white rump and a white-spotted coat. The male has four-tined antlers.
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