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pudu

UK/ˈpuːduː/

pudu noun: a very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.

pudu: a very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and...
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Noun

pudu (plural pudus or pudu)

  1. A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
    • Whereas the southern pudu is more uniformly dark chestnut-brown, the northern form is light but has a very dark (aggressive) face in both sexes.1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 120
    • In the undergrowth, native pudú deer scutter, lower than knee-height and wary of visitors; even shyer are the tall, elegant huemul deer, threatened almost to extinction and now only to be found high up the mountainsides.2002 November 30, Chris Moss, “The ultimate wilderness”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    venada

Proper noun capitalized: Pudu

Pudu

  1. A suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

pudu meaning in Tamil

pudu in Tamil

பறைப்பாரி

Synonyms of pudu

Forms of pudu

pluralpudus
pluralpudu
alternative formpudú

Origin of pudu

From South American Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).

Questions about pudu

What does pudu mean?
Pudu means a very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
What is pudu in Tamil?
Pudu in Tamil is பறைப்பாரி. See Pudu meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pudu?
Pudu can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pudu?
Pudu is pronounced /ˈpuːduː/ (UK).
What is the plural of pudu?
The plural of pudu is pudus.

Words near pudu in the dictionary

  1. pudor
  2. puds
  3. pudsey
  4. pudsy
  5. Pudtol
  6. pudu
  7. Puducherry
  8. Pudukkottai
  9. pudus
  10. pudwhacker
  11. pudwhackers

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