篦鹿

篦(へら) (hera, “spatula”, perhaps in reference to the large, flat-looking antlers) + 鹿(しか) (shika, “deer”). The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• (Tokyo) へらじか [hèráꜜjìkà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [he̞ɾa̠ʑika̠]

篦(へら)鹿(じか) or 篦鹿(ヘラジカ) • (herajika) 

1. a moose; an elk, Alces alces

   Synonym: 大鹿 (ōjika)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).