Chev`ro*tain" (?), n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.] Zool.

A small ruminant of the family Tragulidae allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil.

 

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