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单词 rucervine
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rucervineadj.

Brit. /ruːˈsəːvʌɪn/, U.S. /ruˈsərˌvaɪn/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Rucervus , -ine suffix1.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Rucervus, subgenus name (B. H. Hodgson 1838, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 154; blend of Rusa , genus name (see rusa n.) and Cervus , genus name: see cervine adj.) + -ine suffix1, after cervine adj. Compare earlier rusine adj.
Zoology.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus or subgenus Rucervus, which comprises three South and South-East Asian deer with antlers characterized by a long and simple brow tine. Cf. rusine adj.Originally introduced as a subgenus of Cervus, the name Rucervus became rare until its recent restoration as a full genus.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [adjective] > of or relating to members of genus Cervus
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1880 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (ed. 6) lxxii. 715 (caption) Modified Rucervine type of Antler (Rucervus Duvaucelli) in which the ‘royal’ tyne is reduced in size.
1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 321 The Rucervine group..is represented by the Swamp Deer.
1921 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals App. 552 (table) Cervus. True Deer, Wapiti, etc... Subgenus Rucervus. Rucervine Group. C. duvauceli, etc. India, Siam, Burma, Hainan.
2004 Molecular Phylogenetics & Evol. 33 889/2 The hybridization, which likely occurred in the Late Pliocene or earlier..involved both a rucervine and an elaphine parent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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