| 单词 | chevrotain |
| 释义 | chevrotain[ shev-ruh-teyn, -tin ] / ˈʃɛv rəˌteɪn, -tɪn / nounany very small, deerlike ruminant of the family Tragulidae, of Africa, tropical Asia, the Malay Peninsula, etc. Also called mouse deer. Origin of chevrotain<French, apparently Buffon's alteration of chevrotin roe deer under the age of six months, equivalent to Middle French chevrot kid (chevre goat (see chevon) + -ot diminutive suffix) + -in-ine1 Words nearby chevrotainChevra Kadisha, chèvre, chevrette, chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy, Chevy Chase, chew, Chewa, chewable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for chevrotainchevrotain / (ˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn, -tɪn) / nounany small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper caninesAlso called: mouse deer Word Origin for chevrotainC18: from French, from Old French chevrot kid, from chèvre goat, from Latin capra, feminine of caper goat 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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