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Definition of Sasin
1. n. The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, or cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.
Definition of Sasin
1. an antelope of India [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sasin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sasin
Literary usage of Sasin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"The sasin Antelope or " Black Buck."— Animal Pests.—Another Hunt with Major
Ross—Interesting Sport—A Narrow Escape. —A Stern Chase at Mid-day. ..."
2. Colton's Common School Geography by Joseph Hutchins Colton (1880)
"The sasin of the Amazon includes more than one third of the whole area of South
America. ... The sasin of the Orinoco lies north of the highlands of Guiana. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"The sasin figures in the Rasi Chakra or Hindu Zodiack, instead of Capricorn; the
goddess Chandra or the Moon rides upon an Antelope, and Mahadeva Pancha ..."
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