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    FAMILY CERVIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deerplay

    Synonyms:

    Cervidae; family Cervidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Cervidae" is a kind of...):

    mammal family (a family of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "family Cervidae"):

    cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)

    Cervus; genus Cervus (the type genus of the Cervidae)

    genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus (North American deer)

    Alces; genus Alces (elk or moose)

    Dama; genus Dama (fallow deer)

    Capreolus; genus Capreolus (roe deer)

    genus Rangifer; Rangifer (reindeer or caribou)

    genus Mazama; Mazama (brockets)

    genus Muntiacus; Muntiacus (muntjacs)

    genus Moschus; Moschus (musk deer)

    Elaphurus; genus Elaphurus (a genus of Cervidae)

    Holonyms ("family Cervidae" is a member of...):

    Ruminantia; suborder Ruminantia (cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels)

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