鹿科动物

鹿科動物

lùkēdòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 cervid
2 deer-family animal (Cervidae)

Characters

family (taxonomic)

thing, creature

Examples

HSK 7-9

麋鹿、梅花鹿都是鹿科动物。

Mílù, méihuālù dōu shì lùkēdòngwù.

Père David's deer and sika deer are both cervids.

HSK 7-9

鹿科动物的雄性一般长有鹿角。

Lùkēdòngwù de xióngxìng yìbān zhǎng yǒu lùjiǎo.

Male cervids generally grow antlers.

Tips

usage

科 = "family" in biological taxonomy (界门纲目科属种 = kingdom-phylum-class-order-family-genus-species). So X科动物 = "animals of the X family." Other examples: 猫科动物 (felids), 犬科动物 (canids), 熊科动物 (ursids).

Stroke Order

鹿 lù

科 kē

动 dòng

物 wù