Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See chevrotain.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A chevrotain or tragulid: a small deer-like ruminant of the family Tragulidæ.
Wiktionary
- n. A chevrotain.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) a chevrotain, as the kanchil.
WordNet 3.0
- n. very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
Etymologies
- Probably alteration of musk deer (influenced by mouse, from its small size). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Deer
family Cervidae
45 specieswater chevrotain, alpine musk deer, Reeves' muntjac, Indian spotted ch..., fallow deer, axis deer, sambar, mule deer, white-tailed deer, marsh deer, Pere David's deer, red deer and 68 more...
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Mousey
See also Of Mice and Men.
mouse, mousey, rattlemouse, titmouse, shrewmouse, dormouse, pine mouse, wood mouse, deer mouse, field mouse, house mouse, jumping mouse and 14 more...
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