chevrotain

2 definitions found

chevrotain - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little
     goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.] (Zool.)
     A small ruminant of the family Tragulid[ae] a allied to the
     musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See
     Kanchil.
     [1913 Webster]

chevrotain - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chevrotain
      n 1: very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and
           west Africa [syn: chevrotain, mouse deer]