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  • Hello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]
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    5 months ago

    The Telugu name for the Indian spotted chevrotain is jarini pandi, which literally means "a deer and a pig".
    In Kannada, it is called barka (ಬರ್ಕ)
    in Malayalam, it is called കൂരമാൻ kūramān
    the Konkani name for it is barinka.
    The Tamil term is சருகு மான் sarukumāṉ "leaf-pile deer".
    The Sinhala name meeminna roughly translates to "mouse-like deer". This was used in the scientific name of the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain, M. meminna.