Cervus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cervus \Cer"vus\, n. [L., a deer.] (Zool.)
     A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied
     species.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus


           {Cervus}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cervus
       n : type genus of the Cervidae [syn: {genus Cervus}]