huemul

[ wey-mool ]

/ weɪˈmul /

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noun

an endangered deer, Hippocamelus bisulcus, of Chile and Argentina.

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Also called South Andean deer, guemal .

Origin of huemul

First recorded in 1800–10; from South American Spanish (Argentina, Chile) güemul, from Araucanian huemul

(n) Like a roebuck; supposed to be the 'Huemul' mentioned by Molina.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy
I met with this animal deep inside the Cordillera, and indeed once, with consecutive shots, I killed a huemul and a guanaco.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
These wolves kill young guanaco, and I have observed them pursuing a huemul.
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

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