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mouse deer
mouse deern. See chevrotain.
[Probably alteration of musk deer (influenced by mouse, from its small size).]mouse deer n (Animals) another name for chevrotain Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mouse deer - very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africachevrotainruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartmentsfamily Tragulidae, Tragulidae - chevrotainskanchil, Tragulus kanchil - small chevrotain of southeastern Asianapu, Tragulus Javanicus - chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and MalayaHyemoschus aquaticus, water chevrotain, water deer - largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa |
mouse deer
mouse deer: see chevrotainchevrotain
, name for several species of small, ruminant mammals of Africa and SE Asia. Although they are also called mouse deer, chevrotains are not closely related to true deer, and are classified in a family of their own.
..... Click the link for more information. .mouse deer[′mau̇s ‚dir] (vertebrate zoology) chevrotain FinancialSeemousemouse deer
Synonyms for mouse deernoun very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west AfricaSynonymsRelated Words- ruminant
- family Tragulidae
- Tragulidae
- kanchil
- Tragulus kanchil
- napu
- Tragulus Javanicus
- Hyemoschus aquaticus
- water chevrotain
- water deer
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