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huemul

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /weɪˈmuːl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gemul, guemal

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Hippocamelus bisulcus, the more southern of the two species

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: south Andean deer, southern huemul, southern guemal, south Andean huemul, Chilean huemul

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hemuli — deer of the genus Hippocamelus
  • Finnish: chilenhemuli — Hippocamelus bisulcus