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chevrotain

[ shev-ruh-teyn, -tin ]

noun

  1. any very small, deerlike ruminant of the family Tragulidae, of Africa, tropical Asia, the Malay Peninsula, etc.


chevrotain

/ ˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn; -tɪn /

noun

  1. any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines Also calledmouse deer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chevrotain1

< French, apparently Buffon's alteration of chevrotin roe deer under the age of six months, equivalent to Middle French chevrot kid ( chevre goat ( chevon ) + -ot diminutive suffix) + -in -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chevrotain1

C18: from French, from Old French chevrot kid, from chèvre goat, from Latin capra, feminine of caper goat

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