cervine

[ sur-vahyn, -vin ]

adjective

1. resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
2. of deer or the deer family.
3. of a deep tawny color.

cervine

/ ˈsɜːvaɪn /

adjective

1. resembling or relating to a deer
2. of a dark yellowish-brown colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervine¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin cervīnus “of or pertaining to a deer,” equivalent to cerv(us) “deer” + -īnus adjective suffix. See -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervine¹

C19: from Latin cervīnus, from cervus a deer

Example Sentences

But biologists have found that after a big cat dines equine, they’re less enthusiastic about cervine.

From Los Angeles Times

The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a magnificent cervine army with white banners, and I shall never look upon its like again.

From Project Gutenberg

The true cervine type of horn I have already described in its progress from youth to age.

From Project Gutenberg

Moose, as well as other members of the cervine family, live mostly on the shoots of trees, but they die mostly by the shoots of hunters.

From Project Gutenberg