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cervid

UK/ˈsɜː.vɪd/US/ˈsɝ.vɪd/

cervid noun: synonym of true deer.

Noun

cervid (plural cervids)

  1. Synonym of true deer.
    Synonyms:
    true deer

Synonyms of cervid

Forms of cervid

pluralcervids

Origin of cervid

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.

Questions about cervid

What does cervid mean?
Cervid means synonym of true deer.
What part of speech is cervid?
Cervid is a noun.
How do you pronounce cervid?
Cervid is pronounced /ˈsɜː.vɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of cervid?
The plural of cervid is cervids.

Words near cervid in the dictionary

  1. cervicovaginal
  2. cervicovaginally
  3. cervicovaginitis
  4. cervicovesical
  5. cervicular
  6. cervid
  7. cervidized
  8. cervids
  9. Cervignano del Friuli
  10. cervigram
  11. cervigrams

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