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单词 cervid
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cervid

[ sur-vid ]
/ ˈsɜr vɪd /

noun Zoology.

any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes.

Origin of cervid

First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin Cervidae, equivalent to Cerv(us), a genus of the family (Latin: “stag, deer”) + -idae -id2

Words nearby cervid

cervicothoracic, cervicothoracic ganglion, cervicotomy, cervicovesical, cervicum, cervid, Cervin, cervine, cervix, cervix uteri, cervix vesicae urinariae
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Example sentences from the Web for cervid

  • Rangifer, ran′ji-fer, n. a genus of Cervid, to which the reindeer belongs.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
  • All species of the Cervid have solid horns, more or less branched, which are shed annually.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for cervid

cervid
/ (ˈsɜːvɪd) /

noun

any ruminant mammal of the family Cervidae, including the deer, characterized by the presence of antlers

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Cervidae

Word Origin for cervid

C19: from New Latin Cervidae, from Latin cervus deer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cervid

cervid
[ sûrvĭd ]

Any of various hoofed mammals of the family Cervidae, which includes the deer and elk. Male cervids typically grow antlers that are shed yearly.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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