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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chevrotain, mouse deernoun

    very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa

Wiktionary

  1. chevrotainnoun

    Any of several small hornless ruminants, of the genera Hyemoschus and Tragulus, native to tropical rainforests.

  2. Etymology: chevrotain, diminutive of chèvre

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  1. Chevrotain

    Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are small even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, the only extant members of the infraorder Tragulina. The 10 extant species are placed in three genera, but several species also are known only from fossils. The extant species are found in forests in South and Southeast Asia, with a single species, the water chevrotain, in the rainforests of Central and West Africa. They are solitary or live in pairs, and feed almost exclusively on plant material. Chevrotains are the smallest hoofed mammals in the world. The Asian species weigh between 0.7 and 8.0 kg (1+1⁄2 and 17+3⁄4 lb), while the African chevrotain is considerably larger at 7–16 kg (15–35 lb). With an average length of 45 cm (18 in) and an average height of 30 cm (12 in), the Java mouse-deer is the smallest extant (living) ungulate or hoofed mammal, as well as the smallest extant even-toed ungulate.In November 2019, conservation scientists announced that they had photographed silver-backed chevrotains (Tragulus versicolor) in a Vietnamese forest for the first time since the last confirmed sightings in 1990.

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  1. chevrotain

    A chevrotain is a small species of even-toed ungulate that belongs to the Tragulidae family. Also known as mouse-deer, chevrotains are found mainly in forests in South and Southeast Asia, and slightly in the central and west coast of Africa. They are characterized by their petite size, with a body length of approximately 10 to 26 inches, long legs and fangs in males, which may be used during their fights over territories or mates.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chevrotainnoun

    a small ruminant of the family Tragulidae a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil

  2. Etymology: [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.]

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  1. Chevrotain

    Chevrotains, also known as mouse-deer, are small ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, the only members of the infraorder Tragulina. The 10 extant species are in three genera, but several species also are only known from fossils. The extant species are found in forests in South and Southeast Asia, with a single species in the rainforests of Central and West Africa. They are solitary or live in pairs, and feed almost exclusively on plant material. Depending on exact species, the Asian species weigh between 0.7 and 8.0 kg, and the smallest species are also the smallest ungulates in the world. The African chevrotain is considerably larger at 7–16 kg.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chevrotain in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chevrotain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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  1. Andrew Tilker:

    We want to understand how threatened the silver-backed chevrotain is and to develop evidence-based conservation strategies to protect it, if we dont implement conservation efforts to protect this species now, the next time the species disappears, we might not find it again.

  2. Andrew Tilker:

    We dont know if the silver-backed chevrotain is endangered by snaring pressure because we dont have enough information, but this is in the back of our minds as a probable threat just because snaring is so widespread.


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