Tragulidae (Noun)
Meaning
Chevrotains.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Tragulidae contains several species of small ungulates known as chevrotains or mouse-deer.
- Chevrotains, members of the family Tragulidae, are the world's smallest ungulates.
- The family Tragulidae is made up of about ten species of chevrotains that are found in Asia and Africa.
- Scientists have placed chevrotains in their own family, Tragulidae, due to their distinct characteristics.
- The Tragulidae family includes four living genera of chevrotains, with many other fossil species identified.