rusine antler

rusine antler
/rooh"suyn, -sin/
an antler resembling that of the sambar.
[1880-85; < NL Rus(a) name of the subgenus of sambars ( < Malay; cf. BABIRUSA) + -INE1]

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  • Rusine antler — Rusine Ru sine, a. [NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay r[=u]sa deer.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus {Rusa}, which includes the sambur deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) of India. [1913 Webster] {Rusine antler} (Zo[ o]l.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rusine antler — noun Etymology: rusine from New Latin Rusa + English ine : an antler with the brow tine simple and the beam simply forked at the tip * * * /rooh suyn, sin/ an antler resembling that of the sambar. [1880 85; NL Rus(a) name of the subgenus of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rusine — Ru sine, a. [NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay r[=u]sa deer.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus {Rusa}, which includes the sambur deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) of India. [1913 Webster] {Rusine antler} (Zo[ o]l.), an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rusa Aristotelis — Rusine Ru sine, a. [NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay r[=u]sa deer.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus {Rusa}, which includes the sambur deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) of India. [1913 Webster] {Rusine antler} (Zo[ o]l.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tres-tyne — n. [L. tris, tres, three + E. tyne.] (Zo[ o]l.) In the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears in the third year. In those deer in which the brow tyne does not divide, the tres tyne is the second tyne above the base. S …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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