noun
largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
• Syn: ↑water chevrotain, ↑Hyemoschus aquaticus
• Hypernyms: ↑chevrotain, ↑mouse deer
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hyemoschus, ↑genus Hyemoschus
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noun1. : a small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis) lacking antlers in both sexes and having the upper canines enlarged into tusks in the male
2. : water chevrotain
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water deer noun
1. A small Chinese musk deer of aquatic habits
2. In Africa, one of the chevrotains
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Main Entry: ↑water
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water deer,
a small deer without antlers, that frequents riverbanks in China and Korea. It resembles the musk deer.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.