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Definition of Deerlet
1. n. A chevrotain. See Kanchil, and Napu.
Definition of Deerlet
1. Noun. A chevrotain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deerlet
1. a mouse deer [n -S]
Medical Definition of Deerlet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Deerlet
Literary usage of Deerlet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated Animals by Frank Evers Beddard (1905)
"... CHAPTER IV The deerlet A FIRST glance at the little creature known as the
Chevrotain or " deerlet " (Tragulus ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"... and the term " deerlet," introduced by Professor Garrod, is certainly appropriate,
since they have the aspect of very small and hornless Deer. ..."
3. The Scottish Historical Review by Company of Scottish History (1905)
"... though rivalled in wit by Cunnie Rabbit (the little water deerlet or chevrotain),
appears here as the impersonation of the genius of the African race, ..."
4. Big Game Shooting by Clive Phillipps-Wolley (1894)
"... tn Central Provinces ; 'Munt- jae,' Sundanese This deerlet is found pretty
generally throughout India, Burmah, Ceylon and the Malay Peninsula, ..."
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