adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a deer or the deer family (Cervidae)
Usage: formal; zoological
Examples
- The elaphine grace of the animal was evident in its slender legs and delicate movements.
- Elaphine characteristics include branched antlers and a ruminant digestive system.
- The artist captured the elaphine beauty of the stag in her landscape painting.
- Researchers studied the elaphine population in the forest reserve.