a diminutive Andean antelope, Pudu pudu, some 35 cm (13 to 14 in.) tall at the shoulder, with short straight horns and reddish-brown spotted coat
Word origin
C19: its native name
pudu in American English
(ˈpuːduː)
noun
a small, hollow-toothed deer of the genus Pudu, native to the South American Andes, having a dark brown or gray coat, a small head, and spiked antlers: now greatly reduced in number; P. pudu may be at risk of extinction
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ AmerSp ‹ Araucanian]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: retread, roller coaster, sensitization, twofer, zoom