Very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chevrotains , also known as mouse-deer , are small ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae , the only members of the infraorder Tragulina . The ten extant species are in three genera, but several species also are known only from fossils . The extant ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron .] (Zo["o]l.) A small ruminant of the family Tragulid[ae] a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several small hornless ruminants, of the genera (taxlink Hyemoschus genus noshow=1) and (taxlink Tragulus genus noshow=1), native to tropical rainforests.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa [syn: mouse deer ]