鹿科动物

鹿科動物

lùkēdòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 cervid
2 deer-family animal (Cervidae)

Characters

family (taxonomic)

thing, creature

Examples

麋鹿、梅花鹿都是鹿科动物。

Mílù, méihuālù dōu shì lùkē dòngwù.

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

鹿科动物的雄性一般长有鹿角。

Lùkē dòngwù 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