Definition
The scientific family name for all deer species, including common deer, moose, elk, reindeer, and musk deer.
Etymology
From Latin cervus (deer) plus the Latinized suffix '-idae' for taxonomic families, established in scientific classification to group all true deer together.
Kelly Says
Cervidae is one of the most successful mammal families on Earth—they're found on nearly every continent and have adapted to habitats from arctic tundra to tropical rainforests, making them incredibly diverse despite sharing common ancestors.
Translations
CACatalà
Cervídeos
ser-vee-deh-oos
DEDeutsch
Hirsche
hir-shuh
ELΕλληνικά
Κερατοειδή
ker-a-toi-dee
ESEspañol
cérvidos
ser-vee-dos
FRFrançais
Cervidés
ser-vee-day
GUGU
રોહિંગ્યાં
roh-ee-ng-yaan
HUMagyar
Gímszarvasok
geem-shar-va-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kelinci
keh-lin-chee
ITItaliano
Cervidi
ser-vee-dee
KO한국어
Cervidae
se-r-vi-de
MSBahasa Melayu
Cervidae
ser-vee-deh
NLNederlands
Herten
her-ten
NONorsk
Hjortedyr
yor-teh-deer
PTPortuguês
Cervídeos
ser-vee-deh-oos
RORomână
Cervide
ser-vee-deh
RUРусский
Олени
oh-leh-nee
SVSvenska
Hjortron
hyor-tron
SWKiswahili
Wanyama
wa-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்டுக்கால்
aat-tu-kaal
THไทย
สัตว์กวาง
sat-kwang
TLTL
Cervidae
ser-vee-deh
TRTürkçe
Geliler
jeh-lee-ler
UKУкраїнська
Олені
oh-leh-nee
ZUZU
Isigqina
ee-sig-kee-nah