huemul
/weɪˈmuːl/
huemul noun: a yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
Noun
huemul (plural huemuls)
- A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
- Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or Andean deer, which shares the Chilean coat of arms with the condor.2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52
- Hippocamelus bisulcus, the more southern of the two species
- Synonyms:
- south Andean deer, southern huemul, southern guemal, south Andean huemul, Chilean huemul
Synonyms of huemul
Forms of huemul
| plural | huemuls |
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Origin of huemul
From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun.
Words that rhyme with huemul
42 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ghoul
- spool
- doole
- pule
- yule
- buhl
- Juul
- misrule
- poule
- rocking stool
- you'll
- 6-2-1 rule
- adverse interest rule
- aemule
- babul
- befool
- bool
- cagoule
- crool
- emule
- firefighter's rule
- gigajoule
- grool
- gule
- hool
- hydrocool
- joule
- kewl
- kilojoule
- megajoule
- mewl
- pasta fazool
- petajoule
- retool
- shul
- snool
- sool
- terajoule
- torchecul
- tulle
- uncool
- yottajoule
Questions about huemul
- What does huemul mean?
- Huemul means a yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
- What part of speech is huemul?
- Huemul is a noun.
- How do you pronounce huemul?
- Huemul is pronounced /weɪˈmuːl/.
- What is the plural of huemul?
- The plural of huemul is huemuls.
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