Wa·ter chev·ro·tain Zool. A large West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus). It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied species. Called also water deerlet.
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  water chevrotain
       n : largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: water
           deer, Hyemoschus aquaticus]