Chevrotain
[shev-ruh-teyn, -tin] /ˈʃɛv rəˌteɪn, -tɪn/
noun
1.
any very small, deerlike ruminant of the family Tragulidae, of Africa, tropical Asia, the Malay Peninsula, etc.
/ˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn; -tɪn/
noun
1.
any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines Also called mouse deer
Read Also:
- Chevy
[chev-ee] /ˈtʃɛv i/ British verb (used with object), chevied, chevying. 1. to chase; run after. 2. to harass; nag; torment. verb (used without object), chevied, chevying. 3. to race; scamper. noun, plural chevies. 4. a hunting cry. 5. a hunt, chase, or pursuit. 6. the game of prisoner’s base. /ˈtʃɛvɪ/ noun, verb 1. a variant […]
- Chevy-chase
noun 1. (The Ballad of Chevy Chase) a 15th-century English ballad describing the battle of Otterburn between the Percys and the Douglases.
- Chew
[choo] /tʃu/ verb (used with object) 1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 2. to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often followed by up): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up. 3. to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in my slipper. 4. […]
- Chewa
[chey-wah] /ˈtʃeɪ wɑ/ noun 1. a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi. 2. Also called Chichewa. the Bantu language of the Chewa people, widely spoken in Malawi. /ˈtʃeɪwə/ noun 1. (pl) -was, -wa. a member of a Negroid people of Malawi, E Zambia, and N Zimbabwe, related to the Bemba 2. the language of […]
- Chewable
[choo-uh-buh l] /ˈtʃu ə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being : chewable aspirin. noun 2. something that can be : Now that the baby is getting its teeth, add chewables to its diet. adj. 1827, from chew (v.) + -able.