noun
very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
• Syn: ↑chevrotain
• Hypernyms: ↑ruminant
• Hyponyms:
↑kanchil, ↑Tragulus kanchil, ↑napu, ↑Tragulus Javanicus, ↑water chevrotain, ↑water deer, ↑Hyemoschus aquaticus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tragulidae, ↑family Tragulidae
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chevrotain.
[1830-40]
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mouse deer,
= chevrotain. (Cf. ↑chevrotain)
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n. another term for chevrotain
Useful english dictionary. 2012.