chevrotain

chevrotain
[ˈʃɛvrəteɪn]
noun
  1. a small deer-like mammal with small tusks, typically nocturnal and found in the tropical rainforests of Africa and South Asia
    鼷鹿。 亦称 mouse deer
  2. Family Tragulidae: genera Tragulus (three Asian species) and Hyemoschus (one African species)
    鼷鹿科: 鼷鹿属(亚洲3种)和水鼷鹿属(非洲1种)
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of Old French chevrot, diminutive of chèvre 'goat'
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