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Definition of Elaphure
1. Noun. Large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds.
Generic synonyms: Cervid, Deer
Group relationships: Elaphurus, Genus Elaphurus
Definition of Elaphure
1. n. A species of deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) found in china. It is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers.
Definition of Elaphure
1. Noun. ''Elaphurus davidianus'', a Chinese deer with unusual antlers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Elaphure
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaphure
Literary usage of Elaphure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prehistoric Settlement of the Pacific by Ward Hunt Goodenough (1996)
"... and possibly fox nut. Leaf remains show that the climate at the time was still
subtropical. Animal remains include monkeys, deer, elaphure, ..."
2. Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia: (Pecora, Linnæus) in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1872)
"26, t. 4-6, 1866 ; Trans. Zool. Soc. vii. p. 335, f. 1, 2, skull and horns.) "
The general aspect of the elaphure is much more like that of the true Cervl ..."
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