cervine

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This species and the spotted deer have interbred, and the hybrid progeny survived The next stage from the rusine to the cervine or elaphine type is the rucervine.

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  1. adjective Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of deer.

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  1. Latin cervīnus, from cervus, deer; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin cervinus, from cervus, a deer: see Cervus.
 

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/ˈsərvɪn/
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