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Definition of Capreolus capreolus
1. Noun. Small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers.
Generic synonyms: Cervid, Deer
Group relationships: Capreolus, Genus Capreolus
Specialized synonyms: Roebuck
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capreolus Capreolus
Literary usage of Capreolus capreolus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"Thus, in my opinion, the correct title of the Badger should be Mêles mêles (L.); of
the otter, Lutra lutra (L.); of the Roe-deer, Capreolus capreolus (L.); ..."
2. Handbook to the Natural History of Cambridgeshire by J. E. Marr, Arthur Everett Shipley (1904)
"of the roebuck (Capreolus capreolus) from the Cambridge Fens, where they are
comparatively common, are figured on p. 487 of Owen's British fossil Mammals ..."
3. Northern Portugal by Paul Burton, Denise Burton (2004)
"The Iberian wolf Cants lupus is holding its own, the roe deer Capreolus
capreolus (symbol of the park) is now the subject of a renewed conservation ..."
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