Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Family Cervidae" tana nufin dangin dabbobi masu shayarwa waɗanda suka haɗa da nau'in barewa. Cervidae iyali ne na dabbobi masu shayarwa masu kofato da aka sani da tururuwa daban-daban, waɗanda yawanci ke kan maza, kodayake wasu barewa na iya samun tururuwa. Iyalin Cervidae wani ɓangare ne na tsari na Artiodactyla, wanda ya haɗa da sauran ƙananan ƙafafu kamar shanu, aladu, da raƙuma. Ana samun nau'in barewa a cikin iyali Cervidae a wurare daban-daban na duniya, ciki har da dazuzzuka, ciyayi, da tundra, kuma an san su da yanayin kiwo ko browsing.