pudu
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From South American (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish pudú, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
pudu (plural pudus or pudu)
- A very small South American deer of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., native to the Andes.
- 1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, p. 120:
- Whereas the southern pudu is more uniformly dark chestnut-brown, the northern form is light but has a very dark (aggressive) face in both sexes.
- 2002, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 30 Nov 2002:
- In the undergrowth, native pudú deer scutter, lower than knee-height and wary of visitors; even shyer are the tall, elegant huemul deer, threatened almost to extinction and now only to be found high up the mountainsides.
- 2008, Sharon R Chester, A Wildlife Guide to Chile, p. 309:
- Although protected by law, pudus are hunted locally for their hide and meat.
- 1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, p. 120:
Translations
South American deer
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Italian
Noun
pudu m (uncountable)
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