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Java mouse-deer

Java mouse-deer noun: one of the species Tragulus javanicus of the smallest of the even-toed ungulates.

java mouse-deer: one of the species Tragulus javanicus of the smallest of the even-toed ungulates
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Noun

Java mouse-deer (plural Java mouse-deers or Java mouse-deer)

  1. One of the species Tragulus javanicus of the smallest of the even-toed ungulates.
    • Birds and animals barely get a mention except as pollinators or antagonists (step forward Sunda porcupines and Java mouse-deer, which cause much botanist heartbreak by gnawing on Rafflesia blooms).2024 March 2, Rachel Aspden, “Blooming marvellous: A love letter to a vast and vanishing flower”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 47...
    Synonyms:
    plandok

Synonyms of Java mouse-deer

Forms of Java mouse-deer

pluralJava mouse-deers
pluralJava mouse-deer
alternative formJava mouse deer

Questions about Java mouse-deer

What does Java mouse-deer mean?
Java mouse-deer means one of the species Tragulus javanicus of the smallest of the even-toed ungulates.
What part of speech is Java mouse-deer?
Java mouse-deer is a noun.
What is the plural of Java mouse-deer?
The plural of Java mouse-deer is Java mouse-deers.

Words near Java mouse-deer in the dictionary

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