deerlet
(ˈdɪəlɪt)
[See -let.]
A little or tiny deer; spec. the chevrotain.
| 1878 Cassell's Nat. Hist. II. 336 In the Water Deerlet of West Africa the external toes are smaller, whilst..each metacarpal..is independent of its neighbour, the Javan Deerlet differing in having the third and fourth fused into a ‘cannon’ bone. 1924 Glasgow Herald 8 Nov. 4 While camels chew the cud they resemble the old-fashioned chevrotains or deerlets in having only three chambers in their ‘stomach’ instead of the usual four. |