cervine
English
Etymology
From Latin cervīnus, from cervus (“deer”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
cervine (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a deer; deer-like.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 495:
- To which she replied sweetly, shaking that fine cervine head: ‘At any moment tell yourself that things are much better that they have any right to be.’
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 495:
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
cervine
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective cervino.
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kerˈu̯iː.ne/, [kɛrˈu̯iːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈvi.ne/, [t͡ʃerˈviːne]
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) cervīne
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