pudu
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/ˈpuːduː/
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/ˈpuːduː/ (UK) · /puːˈduː/ (UK)
Definition of pudu
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
“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.”
“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.”
“Although protected by law, pudus are hunted locally for their hide and meat.”
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noun
-
A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
“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.”
“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.”
“Although protected by law, pudus are hunted locally for their hide and meat.”
name
- A suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From South American Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).
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