'Water deer' definitions:

Definition of 'water deer'

From: WordNet
noun
Largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: water chevrotain, water deer, Hyemoschus aquaticus]

Definition of 'Water deer'

From: GCIDE
  • Water deer \Wa"ter deer`\ (Zool.) (a) A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks. (b) The water chevrotain. [1913 Webster]