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WATER DEER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
Synonyms:
Hyemoschus aquaticus; water chevrotain; water deer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water deer" is a kind of...):
chevrotain; mouse deer (very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa)
Holonyms ("water deer" is a member of...):
genus Hyemoschus; Hyemoschus (water chevrotains)