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elaphine

elaphine adjective: pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the red deer, Cervus elaphus.

Adjective

elaphine (comparative more elaphine, superlative most elaphine)

  1. Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the red deer, Cervus elaphus.

Noun

elaphine (plural elaphines)

  1. (rare) The red deer

Forms of elaphine

Adjective
comparativemore elaphine
superlativemost elaphine
Noun
pluralelaphines

Origin of elaphine

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about elaphine

What does elaphine mean?
Elaphine means pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the red deer, Cervus elaphus.
What part of speech is elaphine?
Elaphine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near elaphine in the dictionary

  1. elanzepine
  2. elaolite
  3. elaoptene
  4. elaoptenes
  5. Elaphebolion
  6. elaphine
  7. elaphines
  8. elaphrine
  9. elaphrines
  10. elaphure
  11. elaphures

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