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se·row

 (sə-rō′)
n.
Any of several goat antelopes of the genus Capricornis of forested mountain slopes of East, South, and Southeast Asia, having short horns and a dark coat.
[Lepcha saro.]
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serow

(ˈsɛrəʊ)
n
(Animals) either of two antelopes, Capricornis sumatraensis and C. crispus, of mountainous regions of S and SE Asia, having a dark coat and conical backward-pointing horns
[C19: from Lepcha sǎ-ro Tibetan goat]
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ser•ow

(ˈsɛr oʊ)

n.
either of two species of goat antelope of the genus Capricornis: C. sumatraensis of Sumatra and C. crispus of Formosa and Japan.
[1840–50]
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Noun1.serow - short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asiaserow - short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia
goat antelope - bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats
Capricornis, genus Capricornis - serows
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