English Language & Usage Asked by user1383058 on July 13, 2021
"Canine" is for dog, "Porcine" for pig, "Equine" for horse. Is there an adjective for deer-like?
cervine
of, relating to, or resembling deer
(source: Merriam-Webster)
With words like these, it sometimes helps if you look up the animal in Wikipedia, check what the Latin-based family name is (cervinae), and look for similar words in a dictionary.
Answered by Glorfindel on July 13, 2021
"Deerlike" is a dictionary word (which also happens to be an adjective):
(in British English)
ADJECTIVE
- resembling a deer
However, cervine appears to be used more frequently than deerlike:
You could also use:
[Even-toed] Ungulate
Ungulates (pronounced /ˈʌŋɡjəleɪts/ UNG-gyə-layts) are members of a diverse clade of primarily large mammals with hooves.
The term means, roughly, "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal".
There are two types of ungulates:
- Odd-toed ungulates such as horses, rhinoceroses and tapirs.
- Even-toed ungulates such as cattle, pigs, giraffes, camels, sheep, deer, and hippopotamuses.
Hence, "deerlike" mammals can also be referred to as "even-toed ungulates".
Note that this is a general term and can apply to other hoofed mammals too..
Answered by Justin on July 13, 2021
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