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chevrotain Definition


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chevrotain
noun
    1. A ruminant mammal with a small stocky body and short slender legs, which is native to the tropical forests of Africa, India, Sri Lanka and SE Asia. Also called mouse deer.
Etymology: 18c: French diminutive of chevrot, from chèvre she-goat.



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