huemul

[ wey-mool ]

/ weɪˈmul /

a yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America: the two species are endangered.

Also called Andean deer, guemal.

Origin of huemul

1800–10; < American Spanish güemul < Araucanian huemul

hue, hue and cry, huebnerite, hued, huelva, huemul, huerta, huesca, huevos rancheros, huey, hueytown

You could see that the puma had leaped upon the huemul from a neighbouring thicket, and there had been a struggle.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard
So we packed up and camped that night in the end of the caadon near the spot where 165 I had shot my first huemul.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard
In the preceding chapter I have given various illustrations of the natural tameness of the huemul.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard
A huemul had come down to drink the preceding evening, and had been stalked by a puma and her cub.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard

Many deer-tracks were visible, but we saw only one huemul buck in the edge of the forest.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard