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PERE DAVID'S DEER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pere david's deer mean?
• PERE DAVID'S DEER (noun)
The noun PERE DAVID'S DEER has 1 sense:
1. large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
Familiarity information: PERE DAVID'S DEER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
elaphure; Elaphurus davidianus; pere david's deer
Hypernyms ("pere david's deer" is a kind of...):
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
Holonyms ("pere david's deer" is a member of...):
Elaphurus; genus Elaphurus (a genus of Cervidae)
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