Damalic

/dəˈmælɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of the dama deer or other animals in the deer family.

Etymology

From 'dama' (the deer) plus the suffix '-ic' meaning 'of or relating to'; a zoological or naturalistic adjective describing deer-related characteristics.

Kelly Says

Damalic is the kind of specialized word that naturalists and medieval hunting treatises loved—it let them write elegantly about the 'damalic herds' when discussing deer hunting, packing social class and expertise into a single adjective.

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