Definition of Cervidae

1. Noun. Deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervidae

Cerinthian
Cerinthians
Cerithidea
Ceroxylon
Ceroxylon alpinum
Ceroxylon andicola
Cerrobend
Certhia
Certhia americana
Certhia familiaris
Certhiidae
Certificate of Need
Certificates of Need
Cervantes
Cervantes Saavedra
Cervidae (current term)
Cervus
Cervus canadensis
Cervus elaphus
Cervus nipon
Cervus sika
Cervus unicolor
Ceryle
Ceryle alcyon
Cerys
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Estrada Chavez
Cesar Franck
Cesar Ritz
Cesare Borgia

Literary usage of Cervidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1908)
"Four harpoons and two small implements made of the horns of Cervidae from the Grotte de Reilhac. (§) precise position in the deposits—most of them having ..."

2. The White River Badlands by Cleophas Cisney O'Harra (1920)
"Cervidae Until 1904 nothing was known of the ancestral deer within the region of the White River badlands. In that year Mr. Matthew described a fragmentary ..."

3. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"Lateral toes usually better developed than in preceding group. Horns postorbital. Cervidae. Deciduous branching antlers. ..."

4. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"Neither in any of the American Cervidae, except C. leucotis, nor in Rangifer ... and differs from the Cervidae generally. In C. leucotis they are so. ..."

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