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n. - A large family of ruminant mammals distinguished by solid deciduous antlers.

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  • Reindeer are the only members of the deer family (Cervidae) in which this phenomenon occurs.
  • A new species of muntjac Muntiacus putaoensis (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) from northern Myanmar.
  • The Moose and the Elk (Wapiti) along with other modern deer species are members of the family Cervidae.
  • His edited volume "The Biology and Management of the Cervidae" was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press.
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