cervine
- adjective
- /ˈsɜrvɪn/
- The cervine features of the animal, such as its antlers and slender legs, make it easily identifiable as a deer.
Examples
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The park is home to several cervine species that wander freely among the trees.
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In recent years, C. ubiquitum, previously known as the cervine genotype, has emerged as another major zoonotic species that infects people.
Academic text (2014) -
Researchers studied the cervine traits of the newly discovered species to understand its evolution.
Surface Forms
Morphology
cervine = cervid (opaque) = cerv + ine
Formed from the learned combining form 'cerv-' plus the suffix '-ine', but the root 'cerv-' is not a standalone English word and is unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Cervine comes from the Latin word cervus, which means 'deer'. So cervine means 'deer-like' or 'relating to deer', and you can remember it by thinking of a deer’s long, graceful legs and gentle face.