Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little
goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.]
(Zool.)
A small ruminant of the family Tragulid[ae] a allied to the
musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See
Kanchil.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little
goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small ruminant of the family Tragulid[ae] a allied to the
musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See
Kanchil.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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