rusineadj.
/ˈruːsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈruˌsaɪn/ Zoology.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus or subgenus Rusa of Asian deer (see rusa n.). Cf. rucervine adj.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [adjective] > of or relating to members of genus Cervus
axine1826
rusine1850
rucervine1880
damine1891
Yarkand1892
1850 Proc. Zool. Soc. 18 223 The Rusine Deer have a distinct anterior basal snag to the horns.
1882 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Bengal 1 ii. 45 The Rusine type of antler prevailed in Pliocene times.
1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 417 The mammals of the Nerbudda comprise species of Elephas..and Hippopotamus.., together with rusine deer (the Indo-Malay type of Cervus).
1995 Jrnl. Paleontol. 69 1173/1 Later a shortening of the shaft was acquired by the cervines (as it is interpreted for the Chinese ‘Cervavitus’ which could be related to rusine deer).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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