chevrotain

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chevrotain, chevrotin (“ruminant of the family Tragulidae”), the diminutive of Old French chevrot (“young goat, kid”), itself a diminutive of chievre (“goat”) (modern French chèvre (“she-goat”)) + -ot (diminutive suffix). Chievre is derived from Latin capra (“she-goat”), from caper (“billy goat, he-goat”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“billy goat, he-goat”)) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts of masculine nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛvɹəˌteɪn/ Hyphenation: che‧vrot‧ain === Noun === chevrotain (plural chevrotains) Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa. Synonyms: mouse deer, tragulid ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === chevrotain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Tragulidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Tragulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies “chevrotain”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.