cervid

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UK/ˈsɜː.vɪd/US/ˈsɝ.vɪd/

noun

Synonym of true deer.

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Meanings

nouncervid (plural cervids)

plural cervids

  1. biologySynonym of true deer.

    Synonyms: true deer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of true deer.

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true deer

More synonyms by meaning

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

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deer
Broader
ruminant
Also see
cervinedeerdeerishdeerliketrue deer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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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Translations

Catalan cèrvid
  • cèrvidanimal of the family Cervidae
Esperanto cervedo
  • cervedoanimal of the family Cervidae
French cervidé
  • cervidéanimal of the family Cervidae
Hungarian szarvasféle, szarvas
  • szarvasféleanimal of the family Cervidae
  • szarvasanimal of the family Cervidae
Italian cervide
  • cervideanimal of the family Cervidae
Portuguese cervídeo
  • cervídeoanimal of the family Cervidae
Romanian cervid
  • cervidanimal of the family Cervidae
Spanish cérvido
  • cérvidoanimal of the family Cervidae
Cite this entry
APA

cervid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervid

MLA

“cervid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cervid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervid.

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