chevrotain
Syllables: che·vrot·ain/ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/US/ˈʃɛvɹəˌteɪn/
chevrotain noun: any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
Noun
chevrotain (plural chevrotains)
- Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
- To this vve may add the Chevrotin, or little Guinea Deer, vvhich is the leaſt of all cloven-footed quadrupeds, and perhaps the moſt beautiful; its legs, at the ſmalleſt part, are not much thicker than the ſhank of a tobacco-pipe; it is about ſeven inches high, and about tvvelve from the point of...1791, Oliver Goldsmith, “Of Animals of the Sheep and Goat Kind”, in An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature. […], new edition, volume III, London: […] F[rancis] Wingrave, successor to Mr. [John]...
- Synonyms:
- mouse deer, tragulid
chevrotain meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
chevrotain in Tamil
- any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae
- சருகுமான் carukumāṉ
chevrotain in Marathi
- any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae
- पिसूरी हरीण pisūrī harīṇ
chevrotain in Telugu
- any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae
- మౌస్ డీర్ maus ḍīr
chevrotain in Malayalam
- any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae
- ചെവ്റോടെയ്ൻ cevṟōṭeyṉ, കൂരമാൻ kūramāṉ
More languagesFewer languages
- chevrotain in Kannada
- ಬರ್ಕ barka
- chevrotain in Tagalog
- kidang, pilandok
- chevrotain in Arabic
- طرغولية
- chevrotain in Malay
- kancil, pelanduk
- chevrotain in Indonesian
- kancil, pelanduk
- chevrotain in Thai
- กระจง grà-jong
- chevrotain in Vietnamese
- cheo, cheo cheo
- chevrotain in Myanmar
- ငယ် ngai
Synonyms of chevrotain
Forms of chevrotain
| plural | chevrotains |
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Origin of chevrotain
Borrowed from French chevrotain, chevrotin (“ruminant of the family Tragulidae”), the diminutive of Old French chevrot (“young goat, kid”), itself a diminutive of chievre (“goat”) (modern French chèvre (“she-goat”)) + -ot (diminutive suffix). Chievre is derived from Latin capra (“she-goat”), from caper (“billy goat, he-goat”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“billy goat, he-goat”)) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts of masculine nouns).
Phrases with chevrotain
Questions about chevrotain
- What does chevrotain mean?
- Chevrotain means any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
- What is chevrotain in Tamil?
- Chevrotain in Tamil is சருகுமான் (carukumāṉ). See Chevrotain meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chevrotain?
- Chevrotain is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chevrotain?
- Chevrotain is pronounced /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chevrotain?
- The plural of chevrotain is chevrotains.
Words near chevrotain in the dictionary
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