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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small Asiatic deer, of the genus Tragulus: a chevrotain, specifically the Sumatran species, Tragulus napu, one of the largest of the group.
Wiktionary
- n. The greater mouse-deer, Tragulus napu
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also
Java musk deer ,pygmy musk deer , anddeerlet .
WordNet 3.0
- n. chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya
Examples
“A subspecies of mouse deer, the Balabac chevrotain (Tragulus napu nigricans), which is confined to Balabac Island, is also considered endangered.”
“June 23rd, 2006 at 3: 30 pm napu says: can certainly argue with his points – they are the same points argued by liberals and the democratic party which is so heavily invested in defeat in Iraq it can†™ t help itself.”
“napu, you can always buy them on the black market, or used at a yard sale, not to mention getting them from the library very handy, yard sales, when you have young children.”
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