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cervid

cer·vid

UK/ˈsɜː.vɪd/ US/ˈsɝ.vɪd/ uncommon

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distinguished from Bovidae by the male''s having solid deciduous antlers

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By surface analysis, an appellativization from Cervid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin cerv(us) (“deer”) + -id.

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