cervineadj.
/ˈsəːvʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈsərˌvaɪn/ a. Of or belonging to deer, or the family Cervidæ; of the nature of or resembling deer. Also, absol. = cervine animal.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun]
deera1131
venison1338
wild fee?a1500
lightfoot?1640
cervine1832
cervid1889
nubbin1978
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [adjective]
cervine1832
cervid1950
1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 149 The solitary exception in favour of the cervines is at the Easter hunt.
1858 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. Introd. 11 The Nepal stag, and many other varieties of the cervine tribe.
1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. iv. 88 The cervine antler..becomes more complex.
b. Of a deep tawny colour (see quot. 1866).
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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Cervine, deep tawny, such as the dark part of a lion's hide.
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adj.1832