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elaphure|ˈɛləfjʊə(r)| [ad. mod.L. Elaphurus (A. Milne-Edwards 1866, in Comptes rendus Acad. Sci. LXII. 1091), f. Gr. ἔλαϕος stag + οὐρά tail] A species of reddish-tawny deer, Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), discovered in northern China, and introduced into England in captivity. So ˈelaphurine a.
1872Trans. Zool. Soc. VII. 336 The Elaphure is..very distinct in the form of its horns from every other described species of the genus [Cervus]. 1891Flower & Lydekker Mammals ix. 320 The Elaphurine group is represented..by Cervus davidianus. |