Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The deer of the Andes, Cervus antisiensis.
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- The Peruvian huemul, or taruca (H. antisepsis), occurs in parts of the Andes of southern Peru and Bolivia as well as of northern Chile and Argentina.
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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