pudu
English
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editFrom South American Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).
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editNoun
editpudu (plural pudus or pudu)
- A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu, native to the Andes.
- Synonym: (archaic) venada
- 1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 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 November 30, Chris Moss, The Guardian:
- 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, page 309:
- Although protected by law, pudus are hunted locally for their hide and meat.
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editItalian
editNoun
editpudu m (invariable)
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