chevrotain

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chevrotain
    n 1: very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and
         west Africa [syn: {chevrotain}, {mouse deer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little
   goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See {Chevron}.] (Zool.)
   A small ruminant of the family {Tragulid[ae]} a allied to the
   musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See
   {Kanchil}.
   [1913 Webster]