the Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus; (more broadly) a serow
köken: Compound of 氈 (kamo, “rug or mat woven from wool or other animal fur”) + 鹿 (shika, “deer”). Attested since 1697. Appears to be a shift in reading from older 氈鹿 (kamoshishi), replacing the shishi reading for 鹿 (“deer; any beast used for its meat”) with the shika reading instead (more specifically meaning just “deer”).