"cervine" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsəːvʌɪn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cervine.wav
Etymology: From Latin cervīnus, from cervus (“deer”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cervīnus}} Latin cervīnus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cervine (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a deer; deer-like. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cervine-en-adj-tzQKPu0R

Noun

IPA: /ˈsəːvʌɪn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cervine.wav Forms: cervines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin cervīnus, from cervus (“deer”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cervīnus}} Latin cervīnus Head templates: {{en-noun}} cervine (plural cervines)
  1. A deer of the subfamily Cervinae; an Old World deer.
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