"mouse-deer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaʊs.dɪɹ/ [US], /ˈmaʊs.dɪə/ [UK] Forms: mouse-deers [plural], mouse-deer [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} mouse-deer (plural mouse-deers or mouse-deer)
  1. Alternative form of mouse deer. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mouse deer
    Sense id: en-mouse-deer-en-noun-FjDVRXqf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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