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guazu

guazu noun: a South American deer, especially a marsh deer.

Noun

guazu (plural guazus)

  1. (obsolete, possibly) A South American deer, especially a marsh deer.
    • 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; [...]1856, Charles Knight, Charles Knight's Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature, page 138
    • 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.1894, Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, page 314

Examples of guazu in a sentence

  • The marsh, or guazu deer (C. palustris) is a somewhat larger species, found in South Brazil, Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul, and Uruguay; […]1894, Richard Lydekker, The Royal Natural History: Mammals, page 389:
  • 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.1958, Paul Robert Kruse, The Story of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1768-1943, page 924:

Forms of guazu

pluralguazus

Origin of guazu

From Paraguayan Guarani guazú (“great, big” or “deer”).

Questions about guazu

What does guazu mean?
Guazu means a South American deer, especially a marsh deer.
How do you use guazu in a sentence?
The marsh, or guazu deer (C. palustris) is a somewhat larger species, found in South Brazil, Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul, and Uruguay; […]
What part of speech is guazu?
Guazu is a noun.
What is the plural of guazu?
The plural of guazu is guazus.

Words near guazu in the dictionary

  1. Guazapar
  2. guazatine
  3. Guazhou
  4. guazil
  5. guazils
  6. guazu
  7. guazu vira
  8. guazus
  9. guazuti
  10. gub
  11. gub'ment

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