cervine

cervine
/serr"vuyn, -vin/, adj.
1. deerlike.
2. of deer or the deer family.
3. of a deep tawny color.
[1825-35; < L cervinus of, pertaining to a deer, equiv. to cerv(us) deer + -inus -INE1]

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  • Cervine — Cer vine, a. [L. cervinus, fr. cervus deer: cf. F. cervin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family {Cervid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cervine — [sʉr′vīn΄, sʉr′vin] adj. [L cervinus < cervus: see CERVID] of or like a deer …   English World dictionary

  • cervine — adjective Etymology: Latin cervinus of a deer, from cervus stag, deer more at hart Date: circa 1828 of, relating to, or resembling deer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cervine — adjective belonging to or resembling a deer …   Wiktionary

  • cervine — adj. relating to or similar to deer …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cervine — [ sə:vʌɪn] adjective rare relating to or like deer. Origin C19: from L. cervinus, from cervus deer , + ine1 …   English new terms dictionary

  • cervine — cer·vine …   English syllables

  • cervine — cer•vine [[t]ˈsɜr vaɪn, vɪn[/t]] adj. 1) mam deerlike 2) mam of deer or the deer family • Etymology: 1825–35; < L cervīnus=cerv(us) deer + īnus ine I …   From formal English to slang

  • cervine — Pertaining to deer …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • cervine — /ˈsɜvaɪn/ (say servuyn) adjective 1. deer like. 2. of deer or the deer family, the Cervidae. 3. of a deep tawny colour. {Latin cervīnus relating to deer} …  

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