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Definition of Cervine
1. Adjective. Relating to or resembling deer.
Definition of Cervine
1. a. Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family Cervidæ.
Definition of Cervine
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a deer; deer-like. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cervine
1. pertaining to deer [adj] - See also: deer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervine
Literary usage of Cervine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"There was a severe outbreak of the plague among the bovine and cervine animals
of the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, where it was carried by two gazelles ..."
2. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"... of the cervine kind, the elk of Europe. Moor'-y, a. marshy, fenny. Moot, и, t.
to debate, to discuss. ..."
3. The harmonies of nature; or, The unity of Creation by Georg Ludwig Hartwig (1866)
"... Squirrel—Shovels of the Mole—Limbs of the cervine and Bovine Races—The colossal
Pillars of the Elephant—The Hare—The Jumping Hare—The Kangaroo—The ..."
4. A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds by Richard. Owen (1846)
"195) indicates clearly a cervine animal with a head larger than that of the
Megaceros : this fragment shows a depth of jaw of two inches and a half below ..."
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