mouse deern.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊs dɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊs ˌdɪ(ə)r/

Forms:

α. 1700s mouse deer.

β. 1800s moose deer.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: musk deer n.

Etymology: Alteration of musk deer n., in α. forms apparently after mouse n. (perhaps on account of the animal's colouring and small size), and in β. forms apparently after moose deer n. at moose n.² Compounds 2.A corresponding term is apparently not found in Dutch (compare quot. 1803).

The chevrotain, a very small deer-like animal of the family Tragulidae, native to the forests of Asia and Africa.

ΘΚΠ

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

1778 J. Cook Jrnl. Apr. (1967) III. 320 A kind of cloak made of the double part of a well dressed hide, seemingly that of the Mouse deer, serves them for defensive armour.

1803 R. Percival Acct. Ceylon xiv. 288 It is a very small creature, in size not exceeding our hare; it is called by the Dutch the moose-deer, and by the natives gazelle. In everything but in size they are complete deer.

1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 454/1 [Ceylon] There is also another of very diminutive size, called the moose deer.

1855 E. Blyth Let. 22 Oct. in C. Darwin Corr. (1989) V. 486 The tiny Mouse Deer of S. Asia.

1874 T. C. Jerdon Mammals India (new ed.) 269 Memimna indica... The Mouse-deer.

1914 Oxf. Survey Brit. Empire II. xii. 383 The Indian pig, the mouse-deer..are found throughout the territories.

1965 R. McKie Company of Animals x. 153 Joe's mouse-deer are about nine inches high.

1980 S. H. Prater Bk. Indian Animals (ed. 3) 296 The Indian Chevrotain or Mouse-Deer is, like all mouse-deer, a tiny little creature with very slender limbs and high hindquarters.

1998 Y.-M. Ooi Flame Tree (1999) iv. 50 In the forests, they stalked bright birds and monkeys and, in rare moments, caught sight of mouse-deer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouse deer
释义	mouse deern. Brit. /ˈmaʊs dɪə/, U.S. /ˈmaʊs ˌdɪ(ə)r/ Forms: α. 1700s mouse deer. β. 1800s moose deer. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: musk deer n. Etymology: Alteration of musk deer n., in α. forms apparently after mouse n. (perhaps on account of the animal's colouring and small size), and in β. forms apparently after moose deer n. at moose n.² Compounds 2.A corresponding term is apparently not found in Dutch (compare quot. 1803). The chevrotain, a very small deer-like animal of the family Tragulidae, native to the forests of Asia and Africa. ΘΚΠ 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 1778 J. Cook Jrnl. Apr. (1967) III. 320 A kind of cloak made of the double part of a well dressed hide, seemingly that of the Mouse deer, serves them for defensive armour. 1803 R. Percival Acct. Ceylon xiv. 288 It is a very small creature, in size not exceeding our hare; it is called by the Dutch the moose-deer, and by the natives gazelle. In everything but in size they are complete deer. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 454/1 [Ceylon] There is also another of very diminutive size, called the moose deer. 1855 E. Blyth Let. 22 Oct. in C. Darwin Corr. (1989) V. 486 The tiny Mouse Deer of S. Asia. 1874 T. C. Jerdon Mammals India (new ed.) 269 Memimna indica... The Mouse-deer. 1914 Oxf. Survey Brit. Empire II. xii. 383 The Indian pig, the mouse-deer..are found throughout the territories. 1965 R. McKie Company of Animals x. 153 Joe's mouse-deer are about nine inches high. 1980 S. H. Prater Bk. Indian Animals (ed. 3) 296 The Indian Chevrotain or Mouse-Deer is, like all mouse-deer, a tiny little creature with very slender limbs and high hindquarters. 1998 Y.-M. Ooi Flame Tree (1999) iv. 50 In the forests, they stalked bright birds and monkeys and, in rare moments, caught sight of mouse-deer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1778
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