Chevrotain

2 definitions found

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

  Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little
     goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See {Chevron}.] (Zool.)
     A small ruminant of the family {Tragulid[ae]} a allied to the
     musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See
     {Kanchil}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chevrotain
       n : very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and
           west Africa [syn: {mouse deer}]