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Definition of Genus Elaphurus
1. Noun. A genus of Cervidae.
Exact synonyms: Elaphurus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cervidae, Family Cervidae
Member holonyms: Elaphure, Elaphurus Davidianus, Pere David's Deer
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cervidae, Family Cervidae
Member holonyms: Elaphure, Elaphurus Davidianus, Pere David's Deer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Elaphurus
Literary usage of Genus Elaphurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Again, it is highly probable that Père David s deer of Central Asia, alone
representing the genus Elaphurus, is akin to the fork-antlered deer, ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1870)
"Some specimens sent to France by Father David were described by Milne-Edwards,
who proposed to make them the type of a new genus, Elaphurus. ..."
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