napu

noun

na·​pu

ˈnä(ˌ)pü

plural -s

: any of several Indo-Malayan chevrotains resembling but larger than the kanchils and probably all varieties of a single species (Tragulus javanicus)

Word History

Etymology

Malay napoh

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