Tragulidae

plural noun

Tra·​gu·​li·​dae

trəˈgyüləˌdē

: a family of ruminant mammals (division Tragulina) comprising the chevrotains (as the kanchils, napus, and water chevrotain)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tragulus, type genus + -idae

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