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a medium-sized, reddish-gray deer, Elaphurus davidianus, of which stocks were obtained in Peking in 1865 and brought to parks in Europe before the remaining Chinese deer were killed in 1900: the species is sustained in captivity.
Origin:
1895–1900; named after Père Armand David (1826–1900), French missionary, the deer's first European observer
1895–1900; named after Père Armand David (1826–1900), French missionary, the deer's first European observer
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| Père David's deer | |
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| a large grey deer, Elaphurus davidianus, surviving only in captivity as descendants of a herd preserved in the Imperial hunting park near Beijing | |
| [C20: named after Father A. David (died 1900), French missionary] | |
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