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Meaning of chevrotain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn

Definitions

Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.

Equivalents

العربية طرغولية
Català tràgul
Français chevrotain
Bahasa Indonesia kancil pelanduk
Italiano tragulo
日本語 豆鹿
മലയാളം കൂരമാൻ
Bahasa Melayu kancil pelanduk
မြန်မာဘာသာ ငယ်
Polski kanczyl
ไทย กระจง
Tagalog pilandok
Tiếng Việt cheo cheo cheo

Examples

“To this vve may add the Chevrotin, or little Guinea Deer, vvhich is the leaſt of all cloven-footed quadrupeds, and perhaps the moſt beautiful; its legs, at the ſmalleſt part, are not much thicker than the ſhank of a tobacco-pipe; it is about ſeven inches high, and about tvvelve from the point of the noſe to the inſertion of the tail.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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