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Meaning of WATER DEER

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
 
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 Synonyms: Hyemoschus aquaticus, water chevrotain
 
 See Also: chevrotain, genus Hyemoschus, Hyemoschus, mouse deer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wa"ter deer`\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small Chinese deer ({Hydropotes inermis}). Both sexes
    are destitute of antlers, but the male has large,
    descending canine tusks.
(b) The water chevrotain.
 

 

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