a. and sb. Zool. [f. AXI-S2 + -INE.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to the group of stags of which the Spotted Axis is the type.
B. sb. A member of this group.
1826. Griffith, Cuvier’s Anim. K., IV. 116. The Axine Group. Ibid. The true Axines have horns of a similar form with the Rusas.
