Chevrotain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chevrotain is a noun meaning Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
Meaning
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
Example Sentences
To this vve may add the Chevrotin, or little Guinea Deer, vvhich is the leaſt of all cloven-footed quadrupeds, and perhaps the moſt beautiful; its legs, at the ſmalleſt part, are not much thicker than the ſhank of a tobacco-pipe; it is about ſeven inches high, and about tvvelve from the point of the noſe to the inſertion of the tail.
Word Forms
- chevrotains
Synonyms for chevrotain
Depending on context, synonyms include tragulid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chevrotin, mousedeer, kanchil, tragule, meminna, tragulid.
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