Etymology

cervine

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of deer (in the broad sense). Full definition →

Latin cervīnus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcervīnus
  2. English todaycervine

By anglicisation from Latin cervīnus; by surface analysis, Latin cerv(us) (“deer”) + -ine.

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