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chevrotain

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chev=ro=tain

CIDE DICTIONARY

chevrotainn. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.].
     A small ruminant of the family Tragulidæ a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chevrotain, (also chevrotin) n. any small deerlike animal of the family Tragulidae, native to Africa and SE Asia, having small tusks. Also called mouse deer.

Etymology
F, dimin. of OF chevrot dimin. of ch{egrave}vre goat

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