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Definition of Elaphurus davidianus

1. Noun. Large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaphurus Davidianus

Literary usage of Elaphurus davidianus

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

1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1868)
"... the Secretary announced that the two adult specimens of elaphurus davidianus, which had been presented to the Society at ..."

2. Proceedingsby Zoological Society of London by Zoological Society of London (1872)
"... 677 Letter to the Secretary respecting a Monkey from the Island of North Lena, near Hongkong 1866, 550 Letter from, on elaphurus davidianus, and on his ..."

3. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"DAVID'S DEER, (elaphurus davidianus).—We enter this species with those that are totally extinct, because this is true of it so far as its wild state is ..."

4. Records of Big Game: With Their Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions by Rowland Ward (1899)
"DAVID'S MILOU DEER (elaphurus davidianus). This remarkable deer differs from all the preceding, except the roes, by the absence of a brow tine to the ..."

5. Mostly Mammals, Zoological Essays by Richard Lydekker (1903)
"Milne-Edwards, who in due course described them as representing a new genus and species of deer, under the name of elaphurus davidianus. ..."

6. Early Chinese History: Are the Chinese Classics Forged? by Herbert James Allen (1906)
"18 The long-tailed deer is the elaphurus davidianus. It is stated in a note that the appearance of ' long-tailed deer in the suburb' refers to flatterers at ..."

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