cervid
cervid · cervids
Synonym of true deerSynonym of true deer.
UK/ˈsɜː.vɪd/US/ˈsɝ.vɪd/
» Is the moose the largest cervid in the world?
Лось - самый крупный представитель семейства оленей в мире?
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of true deer.
More definitions
- distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
Examples
1 sentencesIs the moose the largest cervid in the world?
ruЛось - самый крупный представитель семейства оленей в мире?
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Cervid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recursBy surface analysis, an appellativization from Cervid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin cerv(us) (“deer”) + -id.
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Forms
plural: cervidsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
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