water deer

noun

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.

Similar
water chevrotainHyemoschus aquaticus
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Meanings

nounwater deer (plural water deer)
  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlargest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa

Similar
water chevrotainHyemoschus aquaticus
Broader
chevrotainmouse deer
Also see
vampire deer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 獐
  • 獐 (zoeng¹)Hydroptes inermis
Chinese Mandarin 獐
  • 獐 (zhāng)Hydroptes inermis
Dutch waterree
  • waterreeHydroptes inermis
Finnish vesikauris
  • vesikaurisHydroptes inermis
Japanese 牙獐
  • 牙獐 (kibanoro)Hydroptes inermis
Korean 고라니
  • 고라니 (gorani)Hydroptes inermis
Polish jelonkowiec błotny, jelonek błotny
  • jelonkowiec błotnyHydroptes inermis
  • jelonek błotnyHydroptes inermis
Russian водяно́й оле́нь, боло́тная кабарга́
  • водяно́й оле́нь (vodjanój olénʹ)Hydroptes inermis
  • боло́тная кабарга́ (bolótnaja kabargá)Hydroptes inermis
Turkish Çin geyiği, su geyiği
  • Çin geyiğiHydroptes inermis
  • su geyiğiHydroptes inermis
Welsh carw dŵr
  • carw dŵrHydroptes inermis
Cite this entry
APA

water deer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20deer

MLA

“water deer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20deer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water deer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20deer.

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