Guazu

Quick meaning: Guazu is a noun meaning (possibly obsolete) A South American deer, especially a marsh deer.

Meaning

(possibly obsolete) A South American deer, especially a marsh deer.

Example Sentences

The marsh, or guazu deer (C. palustris) is a somewhat larger species, found in South Brazil, Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul, and Uruguay; […]

South America is the home of the marsh-deer or guazu, M. (Blastoceros) dichotoma, representing a subgenus in which the complex antlers lack a basal snag, while the hair of the back is reversed.

The Guazus, or Brockets, as they are termed, are distinguished by the simplicity of their horns, which consist of a [...]. The Guazu-pita is somewhat larger than a roebuck : its general colour is rufous with a dusky tint on the face and legs; [...]

This head was carried by one of the Santa Elena deer [...]. The head approached even more nearly than usual that form of the normal Rucervine type assumed by Schomburgk's Deer (Cerviis schomburgki), omitting of course the brow-tine, which is not carried by the Guazus.

Word Forms

• guazus

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include guazuti, venada, pudu, guana, quagha, quacha.

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