Definition

Noun: * A taxonomic genus of mammals: "Genus Mazama" is the scientific name for a group of deer species commonly known as brockets. These are small to medium-sized deer found primarily in Central and South America.

Usage Notes

• "Genus Mazama" is a formal, scientific term used in biology and zoology. It is always capitalized and typically italicized in academic writing ().
• In everyday language, the common name "brocket" or "brocket deer" is used instead.
• This term refers to the entire genus as a classification category, not to an individual animal.

Examples

• Scientific Context:
  • The biologist is studying the evolutionary history of genus Mazama.
  • Several species, such as the red brocket and the gray brocket, belong to genus Mazama.
  • The research paper compared the habitat preferences of genus Mazama with those of other neotropical deer.

Advanced Usage

• Taxonomic Hierarchy: The term is used to specify an organism's classification.
  • The animal's full classification is: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Artiodactyla, Family Cervidae, Genus Mazama, Species Mazama americana.

Variants and Related Words

• Mazama (n): The abbreviated, italicized form of the genus name used in binomial nomenclature (e.g., ).
• Brocket (n): The common name for any deer species within genus Mazama.
• Brocket deer (n): An alternative common name.

Synonyms

• Brocket deer
• Neotropical dwarf deer (descriptive term for the group)

Related Terms (Not Synonyms)

• Cervidae (n): The deer family, which includes genus Mazama.
• Taxon (n): A general term for any group of organisms in a classification system (e.g., a genus is a taxon).

Noun

1. brockets