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Definition of Chevrotain
1. Noun. Very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa.
Generic synonyms: Ruminant
Group relationships: Family Tragulidae, Tragulidae
Specialized synonyms: Kanchil, Tragulus Kanchil, Napu, Tragulus Javanicus, Hyemoschus Aquaticus, Water Chevrotain, Water Deer
Definition of Chevrotain
1. n. A small ruminant of the family Tragulidæ a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil.
Definition of Chevrotain
1. Noun. Any of several small hornless ruminants, of the genera ''Hyemoschus'' and ''Tragulus'', native to tropical rainforests. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chevrotain
Literary usage of Chevrotain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"... and throughout the Cape Colony and its adjoining territory they are—or, at
all events, before the advent of a European FIG. 57. WATER-chevrotain ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"... rhinoceros, wild boar, chevrotain, zebra, morse 32 i4th day, 39 mammals, musk-ox,
... chevrotain, esel 40 17 day, 46 mammals, loutre, moose, —skunk, ..."
3. Liberia by Harry Hamilton Johnston, Otto Stapf (1906)
"-j , ~J| / J ■ f 722 Hindleg of Water chevrotain .... ,, „ „ 723 The Water
chevrotain (from a female specimen from Central Liberia, presented by Author to ..."
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