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CERVIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cervidae mean?
• CERVIDAE (noun)
The noun CERVIDAE has 1 sense:
1. deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
Familiarity information: CERVIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cervidae; family Cervidae
Hypernyms ("Cervidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Cervidae"):
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
Cervus; genus Cervus (the type genus of the Cervidae)
genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus (North American deer)
Alces; genus Alces (elk or moose)
Dama; genus Dama (fallow deer)
Capreolus; genus Capreolus (roe deer)
genus Rangifer; Rangifer (reindeer or caribou)
genus Mazama; Mazama (brockets)
genus Muntiacus; Muntiacus (muntjacs)
genus Moschus; Moschus (musk deer)
Elaphurus; genus Elaphurus (a genus of Cervidae)
Holonyms ("Cervidae" is a member of...):
Ruminantia; suborder Ruminantia (cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels)
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