Cervine
[SER-vihyn]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, mid-19th century
1.
Relating to deer; deerlike.
Examples of Cervine in a sentence
"The ballet dancer had a charming, cervine style to her footwork."
"I made a cervine costume to go along with the woodland theme of the party."
About Cervine
This word pairs the Latin “cervinus,” meaning “deer,” and “-ine,” an adjective-forming suffix that means “belonging to; resembling in nature.”
Did you Know?
There’s a whole group of animal-related words that end in “-ine.” “Cervine” is the adjective for deer, and “bovine” means “related to cows.” “Canine” is for dogs, “equine” is for horses, and “vulpine” is for foxes.
