deerletn.
/ˈdɪəlɪt/ A little or tiny deer; spec. the chevrotain.
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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
1878 Cassell's Nat. Hist. II. 336 In the Water Deerlet of West Africa the external toes are smaller, whilst..each metacarpal..is independent of its neighbour, the Javan Deerlet differing in having the third and fourth fused into a ‘cannon’ bone.
1924 Glasgow Herald 8 Nov. 4 While camels chew the cud they resemble the old-fashioned chevrotains or deerlets in having only three chambers in their ‘stomach’ instead of the usual four.
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