Cervid can act as a noun and an adjective. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality.

What is Cervid mean?

: any of a family (Cervidae, the deer family) of ruminant artiodactyl mammals (such as the elk, moose, or white-tailed deer) that have solid deciduous antlers borne only by males except for the caribou in which both males and females bear antlers : deer sense 1 Antler growth in elk, as in all cervids, originates from a ...

What makes a cervid a cervid?

any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes. ...