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Noun: chevrotain  'shev-ru,teyn
  1. Very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
    "The chevrotain is sometimes called a mouse-deer due to its diminutive size";
    - mouse deer

Derived forms: chevrotains

Type of: ruminant

Part of: family Tragulidae, Tragulidae

Encyclopedia: Chevrotain