pudu

plural pudus · alternative pudú

1. A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.

   Although protected by law, pudus are hunted locally for their hide and meat.

   2008, Sharon R Chester, A Wildlife Guide to Chile, page 309

   2 more examples

   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.

   1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 120

   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.

   2002 November 30, Chris Moss, “The ultimate wilderness”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms: venada

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