Definition of chevrotain in English:

chevrotain

noun ˈʃɛvrəteɪnˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn

A small deerlike mammal with small tusks, typically nocturnal and found in the tropical rainforests of Africa and southern Asia.
鼷鹿。亦称MOUSE DEER
Family Tragulidae: genera Tragulus (three Asian species) and Hyemoschus (one African species)
Also called mouse deer
Example sentencesExamples
- Ecologically, they range from forest dwellers, such as wild pigs and chevrotains, to dominant large herbivores on grasslands.
- In the Duala headdresses, the animal is an antelope, perhaps the African water chevrotain that was once common in the Delta and the Wouri estuary.
- The parallel antelope masking forms of the Ijebu Agbo society are associated with a water spirit of Ijo derivation based on the African water chevrotain.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, diminutive of Old French chevrot, diminutive of chèvre 'goat'.

Definition of chevrotain in US English:

chevrotain

nounˈSHevrəˌtānˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn

A small deerlike mammal with short tusks, typically nocturnal and found in the tropical rainforests of Africa and southern Asia.
鼷鹿。亦称MOUSE DEER
Family Tragulidae: genera Moschiola (one Asian species), Tragulus (two Asian species), and Hyemoschus (one African species)
Also called mouse deer
Example sentencesExamples
- The parallel antelope masking forms of the Ijebu Agbo society are associated with a water spirit of Ijo derivation based on the African water chevrotain.
- In the Duala headdresses, the animal is an antelope, perhaps the African water chevrotain that was once common in the Delta and the Wouri estuary.
- Ecologically, they range from forest dwellers, such as wild pigs and chevrotains, to dominant large herbivores on grasslands.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, diminutive of Old French chevrot, diminutive of chèvre ‘goat’.

单词	chevrotain
释义	Definition of chevrotain in English: chevrotain noun ˈʃɛvrəteɪnˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn A small deerlike mammal with small tusks, typically nocturnal and found in the tropical rainforests of Africa and southern Asia. 鼷鹿。亦称MOUSE DEER Family Tragulidae: genera Tragulus (three Asian species) and Hyemoschus (one African species) Also called mouse deer Example sentencesExamples Ecologically, they range from forest dwellers, such as wild pigs and chevrotains, to dominant large herbivores on grasslands. In the Duala headdresses, the animal is an antelope, perhaps the African water chevrotain that was once common in the Delta and the Wouri estuary. The parallel antelope masking forms of the Ijebu Agbo society are associated with a water spirit of Ijo derivation based on the African water chevrotain. Origin Late 18th century: from French, diminutive of Old French chevrot, diminutive of chèvre 'goat'. Definition of chevrotain in US English: chevrotain nounˈSHevrəˌtānˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn A small deerlike mammal with short tusks, typically nocturnal and found in the tropical rainforests of Africa and southern Asia. 鼷鹿。亦称MOUSE DEER Family Tragulidae: genera Moschiola (one Asian species), Tragulus (two Asian species), and Hyemoschus (one African species) Also called mouse deer Example sentencesExamples The parallel antelope masking forms of the Ijebu Agbo society are associated with a water spirit of Ijo derivation based on the African water chevrotain. In the Duala headdresses, the animal is an antelope, perhaps the African water chevrotain that was once common in the Delta and the Wouri estuary. Ecologically, they range from forest dwellers, such as wild pigs and chevrotains, to dominant large herbivores on grasslands. Origin Late 18th century: from French, diminutive of Old French chevrot, diminutive of chèvre ‘goat’.
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