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huemul

[ wey-mool ]

/ weɪˈmul /

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noun

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

Nearby words

Origin of huemul

1800–10; < American Spanish güemul < Araucanian huemul

Also called Andean deer, guemal.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for huemul

You could see that the puma had leaped upon the huemul from a neighbouring thicket, and there had been a struggle.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
So we packed up and camped that night in the end of the caadon near the spot where 165 I had shot my first huemul.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
In the preceding chapter I have given various illustrations of the natural tameness of the huemul.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
A huemul had come down to drink the preceding evening, and had been stalked by a puma and her cub.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard

Many deer-tracks were visible, but we saw only one huemul buck in the edge of the forest.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard