Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a natural family of deer including the reindeer, moose, elks, muntjacs, and roe deer.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
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The same is true of the cervidae deer and moose species in North America.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Philip Jackman 2011
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Jest aside, after reading about Palin's record on reproductive rights, I feel a strong kinship with those cervidae.
Vespertine Erotica 2009
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