cervid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of true deer.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜː.vɪd/ /ˈsɝ.vɪd/

Word forms

cervid cervids

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Cervid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin cerv(us) (“deer”) + -id.

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