water deer n 1: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: {water chevrotain}, {water deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]
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]