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water deer

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Hydropotes inermis, a species of small deer native to China and Korea that is superficially more similar to a musk deer than a true deer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water chevrotain, Hyemoschus aquaticus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chevrotain, mouse deer

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 獐 (zoeng1) — Hydroptes inermis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獐 (zhāng) — Hydroptes inermis
  • Dutch: waterree — Hydroptes inermis
  • Finnish: vesikauris — Hydroptes inermis
  • Japanese: 牙獐 (kibanoro) — Hydroptes inermis
  • Korean: 고라니 (gorani) — Hydroptes inermis
  • Polish: jelonkowiec błotny — Hydroptes inermis
  • Polish: jelonek błotny — Hydroptes inermis
  • Russian: водяно́й оле́нь (vodjanój olénʹ) — Hydroptes inermis
  • Russian: боло́тная кабарга́ (bolótnaja kabargá) — Hydroptes inermis
  • Turkish: Çin geyiği — Hydroptes inermis
  • Turkish: su geyiği — Hydroptes inermis
  • Welsh: carw dŵr — Hydroptes inermis