Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chevrotain or tragulid: a small deer-like ruminant of the family Tragulidæ.
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- noun A
chevrotain .
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- noun very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably alteration of musk deer (influenced by mouse, from its small size).]
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