noun. Any of various hoofed mammals of the family Cervidae, which includes the deer, moose, and elk. Most male cervids grow antlers that are shed each year.

noun. A ruminant of the family Cervidæ, as a deer.

noun. any member of the family Cervidae, a type of deer distinguished from the Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.

noun. Any animal (such as the deer) of the family Cervidae.

noun. distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

"Date: August 25, 2007 at 12: 42 pm PST our results raise the possibility that CJD cases classified as VV1 may include cases caused by iatrogenic transmission of sCJD-MM1 prions or food-borne infection by type 1 prions from animals, e.g., chronic wasting disease prions in cervid."

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American elk  Père David's deer  Virginia deer  alces alces  barking deer  

deer