cervine

cer·vine

[sur-vahyn, -vin]
adjective
2.
of deer or the deer family.
3.
of a deep tawny color.

Origin:
1825–35; < Latin cervīnus of, pertaining to a deer, equivalent to cerv(us) deer + -īnus -ine1

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cervine (ˈsɜːvaɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  resembling or relating to a deer
2.  of a dark yellowish-brown colour
 
[C19: from Latin cervīnus, from cervus a deer]

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