chevrotain

English

Etymology

French chevrotain (“little goat”), diminutive of chèvre (“goat”).

Noun

chevrotain (plural chevrotains)

Any of several small hornless ruminants, of the genera Hyemoschus and Tragulus, native to tropical rainforests.

Synonyms

mouse deer

Translations

ruminant

Bau Bidayuh: pironuk
Burmese: ငယ် (my) (ngai)
Catalan: tragúl m
Central Melanau: pelanuok
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鼷鹿 (xīlù)
German: Hirschferkel n, Zwergböckchen n
Hungarian: kancsil
Indonesian: pelanduk (id), kancil (id)
Irish: fia luiche m, seibhreatán m
Kimaragang: palanduk

Malay: pelanduk, kancil
Navajo: tsintah bįįhchilí
Portuguese: tragulídeo m
Sebop: pelanok
Sundanese: pecang
Tagal Murut: palanuk
Tagalog: pilandok, kidang
Thai: กระจง (th) (grà-jong)
Vietnamese: cheo (vi), cheo cheo
Welsh: gafrewigan f
West Coast Bajau: panduk

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