pudu

[ poo-doo ]

noun

1. a small, hollow-toothed deer of the genus Pudu, native to the South American Andes, having a dark brown or gray coat, a small head, and spiked antlers: now greatly reduced in number; P. pudu may be at risk of extinction.

pudu

/ ˈpuːˌduː /

noun

1. a diminutive Andean antelope, Pudu pudu, some 35 cm (13 to 14 in.) tall at the shoulder, with short straight horns and reddish-brown spotted coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of pudu¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from South American Spanish, from Araucanian

Word History and Origins

Origin of pudu¹

C19: its native name

Example Sentences

Woodland Park Zoo’s new pudu fawn, which animal keepers have taken to calling Leia, was born on May the 4th.

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“That’s probably one of the reasons why we produce lots of little pudu babies,” Blandford said.

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Born to the zoo’s pudu residents Ted and Maggie, the baby weighed less than 2 pounds at birth, animal keeper Megan Blandford said.

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The pudu, like most animals in the zoo, is part of a Species Survival Plan — a conservation breeding program of threatened and endangered animals coordinated through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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Shenzen, China-based Pudu Robotics, which was founded in 2016, has deployed more than 56,000 robots worldwide.

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