mouse deer

American  

noun

1. chevrotain.

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mouse deer British  

noun

1. another name for chevrotain

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Etymology

Origin of mouse deer

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

There are two families of Deer; that of the Mouse deer with its mouse-shaped head, and without horns, and that of the deer proper of which there are more than fifty species.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various