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deerlike

deerlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a deer.

Adjective

deerlike (comparative more deerlike, superlative most deerlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a deer.
    • Near-synonym: cervid (in attributive use)

Synonyms of deerlike

Forms of deerlike

comparativemore deerlike
superlativemost deerlike

Origin of deerlike

From deer + -like.

Words formed from deerlike

Questions about deerlike

What does deerlike mean?
Deerlike means resembling or characteristic of a deer.
What part of speech is deerlike?
Deerlike is an adjective.

Words near deerlike in the dictionary

  1. deerless
  2. deerlet
  3. deerlets
  4. deerlick
  5. deerlicks
  6. deerlike
  7. deerling
  8. deerlings
  9. Deerman
  10. deermeat
  11. deermice

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