mouse deer

noun

1. chevrotain.

mouse deer

noun

1. See chevrotain
   another name for chevrotain

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouse deer¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The days ran into months, the months became years, and still no mouse-deer.

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This animal turned out to be a little mouse-deer, or dik-dik.

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So there's another heading for a game book here; that might begin with elephant and finish up with mouse-deer and button-quail.

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King Solomon replied, saying, "If the Mouse-deer hath done this thing wittingly, assuredly he is guilty of death."

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Once upon a time the Mouse-deer, accompanied by many other animals, went on a fishing expedition.

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