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Elaphine

Elaphine \El"a*phine\, a. [Gr. ? stag.] (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or Cervus elaphus.

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elaphine

a. (context zoology English) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the stag, ''Cervus elaphus''.

Usage examples of "elaphine".

The deer with which we have to deal range from the elaphine, or red deer type, to the simple bifurcated antler of the muntjac, which consists of a beam and brow antler only.

The deer with which we have to deal range from the elaphine, or red deer type, to the simple bifurcated antler of the muntjac, which consists of a beam and brow antler only.