capreoline
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin capreolus (“wild goat”), from caper (“goat”).
Adjective[edit]
capreoline (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae.
Noun[edit]
capreoline (plural capreolines)
- (zoology) A member of the deer subfamily Capreolinae.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 106:
- Among the capreolines can be counted the roe deer, the moose, the reindeer and most American deer species (with the notable exception of the elk).