Water chevrotain \Wa"ter chev`ro*tain"\ (Zo["o]l.)
A large West African chevrotain ({Hy[ae]moschus aquaticus}).
It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied
species. Called also {water deerlet}.
water chevrotain
n : largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: {water
deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]