cervine

[ sur-vahyn, -vin ]

adjective

resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
of deer or the deer family.

of a deep tawny color.

Origin of cervine

First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin cervīnus “of or pertaining to a deer,” equivalent to cerv(us) “deer” + -īnus adjective suffix. See -ine¹

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How to use cervine in a sentence

It was a magnificent cervine army with white banners, and I shall never look upon its like again.
Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
The true cervine type of horn I have already described in its progress from youth to age.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. Sterndale
The next stage from the rusine to the cervine or elaphine type is the rucervine.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. Sterndale
I never saw the like, except in animals of the cervine tribe.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for cervine

cervine

/ (ˈsɜːvaɪn) /

adjective

resembling or relating to a deer
of a dark yellowish-brown colour

Origin of cervine

C19: from Latin cervīnus, from cervus a deer

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