chevrotain

n. 鼷鹿

chev.ro.tain

n.（名词）
Any of several small, deerlike, hornless ruminants of the generaHyemoschus and Tragulus native to the tropical rain forests of central Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Also called mouse deer
鼷鹿：原产于中非、印度和东南亚的热带雨林区的几种水鼷鹿属 或 鼷鹿属 动物中任何一种，该动物小而似鹿且无角 也作 mouse deer

来源：
French chevrotin
法语 chevrotin
from Old French [diminutive of] chevrot [kid] [diminutive of] chevre [goat]
源自 古法语 [] chevrot的小后缀 [孩子] [] chevre的小后缀 [山羊]
from Latin capra [she-goat] [feminine of] caper [goat]
源自 拉丁语 capra [母山羊] [] caper的阴性词 [山羊]