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# sika

noun (a sika, sika or sikas; sika deer)

«sika» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sika is a kind of deer that came from East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan); it is small to medium-sized with a reddish-brown coat with white spots in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#m1)
2. Sika deer were brought to the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA, where they now live in the wild. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons sika deer are an example of an animal brought from one country to another; in some places they harm young trees or mix with native red deer. In Nara, Japan, tame sika deer bow to visitors for biscuits. Phrases: sika deer, sika stag.

### Examples

- A sika deer stepped out of the forest and froze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x1)
- Sika deer have white spots on their coats in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x2)
- In Nara, sika deer wander through the park and bow for snacks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x3)
- Sika were brought to Ireland and Britain over a hundred years ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x4)
- In New Zealand, hunters track sika in the hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x5)
- The sika stag made a high whistling call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x6)
- Sika and red deer can have babies together, which worries scientists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/#x7)

### Note

Plural sika or sikas. The name comes from Japanese «shika», meaning deer. Pronounced SEE-kuh.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sika» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sika/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sika» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sika.html) on Mova free.