chevrotainchevrotinn.
/ˈʃɛvrə(ʊ)teɪn//ˈʃɛvrə(ʊ)tɪn/ The smaller species of Musk Deer, found in South-East Asia and the adjacent islands.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > family Tragulidae (chevrotain)
musk-goat1601
musk deer1673
pelandok1701
hog deer1711
Guinea deer1752
chevrotain1774
mouse deer1778
kanchil1822
napoh1822
tragule1859
water chevrotain1866
traguline1872
deerlet1878
tragulid1889
traguloid1891
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 82 The Chevrotin, or little Guinea Deer..the least of all cloven footed quadrupeds.
1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §277 The true Musk-Deer inhabit..central Asia..The other Musk-Deer to which the general name of Chevrotains is given, are inhabitants of Ceylon, Java, Sumatra, and Southern India.
1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life 27 The Tragulidæ are small deer-like animals, known as chevrotains or mouse-deer.
1883 I. L. Bird Sketches Malay Penins. in Leisure Hour 85/1 The palandok or chevrotin, the hog deer..and the sambre, may not be far off.
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