cervine
Americanadjective
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resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
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of deer or the deer family.
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of a deep tawny color.
adjective
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resembling or relating to a deer
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of a dark yellowish-brown colour
Etymology
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 -ine 1
Example Sentences
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The true cervine type of horn I have already described in its progress from youth to age.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Bishop, J., on the vocal organs of frogs; on the vocal organs of cervine birds; on the trachea of the Merganser.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
It was a magnificent cervine army with white banners, and I shall never look upon its like again.
From Woodcraft by Sears, George Washington
DESCRIPTION.—A horse-like animal at the first glance, owing to its lean head, long, flat, and deep neck, and high withers, but with cervine hind-quarters, lower than in front.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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