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cerf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deer noun A hoofed, often antlered mammal of the family Cervidae, such as a stag, doe, or elk.
  • hart noun An adult male deer, especially a mature male red deer.
  • roebuck noun An adult male roe deer.
  • stag noun An adult male deer, especially a mature red deer.

Senses

cerf is used for these senses in English:

  • deer (countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.
  • hart (countable) A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
  • roebuck A male roe deer.
  • stag (countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.

deer — full definition

  1. noun A hoofed, often antlered mammal of the family Cervidae, such as a stag, doe, or elk.
  2. noun The meat of such an animal; venison.

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