thamin

[ thah-min ]

noun

1. a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thamin¹

Said to be < Burmese

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the Burmese or Burma brow-antlered deer C. e. thamin and Thai brow-antlered deer C. e. siamensis are rather different, being animals of dry deciduous forests.

From Scientific American

Lastly, and quite recently, a special and most careful inquiry was made at Bordeaux, under the direction of M. Thamin, by alienists and the school medical inspectors, and it was found that the percentage of abnormality amongst the boys was 5.17.

From Project Gutenberg

And M. Thamin maintains that, if his heroes did not form great characters, at any rate they taught the Roman child to train its conscience.

From Project Gutenberg