a. [ L. cervix, -icis, neck: cf. F. cervical. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the neck;
n. [ L. cervus deer + caedere to kill. ] The act of killing deer; deer-slaying. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. any member of the family
n. a natural family of deer including the reindeer, moose, elks, muntjacs, and roe deer.
a. [ L. cervinus, fr. cervus deer: cf. F. cervin. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family
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