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单词 cervine
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cervine

[ sur-vahyn, -vin ]
/ ˈsɜr vaɪn, -vɪn /

adjective

resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
of deer or the deer family.
of a deep tawny color.

Origin of cervine

First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin cervīnus “of or pertaining to a deer,” equivalent to cerv(us) “deer” + -īnus adjective suffix. See -ine1

Words nearby cervine

cervicotomy, cervicovesical, cervicum, cervid, Cervin, cervine, cervix, cervix uteri, cervix vesicae urinariae, Cerynean stag, Césaire
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Example sentences from the Web for cervine

  • I never saw the like, except in animals of the cervine tribe.

    Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
  • The next stage from the rusine to the cervine or elaphine type is the rucervine.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for cervine

cervine
/ (ˈsɜːvaɪn) /

adjective

resembling or relating to a deer
of a dark yellowish-brown colour

Word Origin for cervine

C19: from Latin cervīnus, from cervus a 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
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