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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Cervidae ", 6 letters:
cervus

Word definitions for cervus in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cervus \Cer"vus\, n. [L., a deer.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species. Note: Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus Cervus .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia , although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America . In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now ...

Usage examples of cervus.

The Cervus Americanus found in Kentucky was as large as the Irish elk, which it greatly resembled.

Dan Pringle was a small, plump man with a large watch chain decorated with an incisor tooth of Cervus canadensis-the wapiti.