Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The common spotted deer of India, Cervus axis.
  • noun Same as chital.

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Examples

  • The zoo authorities say they got pneumonia as the cheetal is a highly sensitive animal and very susceptible to any change in environment.

    NDTV News - Top Stories 2010

  • From far off floated up on the dead night air the belling note of a startled cheetal, and almost at once the harsh, grating, angry roar of a leopard, as though he had struck for the throat of the stag and missed.

    Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896

  • The Sariska Tiger Reserve, established in 1955 is home to the tiger, nilgai (blue bull), cheetal, sambhar, four horned antelope and the wild boar.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • The plastic bags, she said, prevented the growth of vegetation beneath them, besides choking the herbivores such as deer, cheetal etc in the area.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • December 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - Maoists and activists of the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) Saturday night set fire to a deer park in West Midnapore district's Jhargram sub-division that houses a variety of animals, including bears and cheetal deer, police said.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • The Sariska Tiger Reserve, established in 1955 is home to the tiger, nilgai (blue bull), cheetal, sambhar, four horned antelope and the wild boar.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • The plastic bags, she said, prevented the growth of vegetation beneath them, besides choking the herbivores such as deer, cheetal etc in the area.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The plastic bags, she said, prevented the growth of vegetation beneath them, besides choking the herbivores such as deer, cheetal etc in the area.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Spotted Deer or chital or cheetal (Axis axis) tourfactory Virtual Home Tour #570794

    TV Institute 2010

  • The plastic bags, she said, prevented the growth of vegetation beneath them, besides choking the herbivores such as deer, cheetal etc in the area.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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