brocket

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See also: Brocket

English

Mazama gouazoubira

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brocart, broquart.

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Noun

brocket (plural brockets)

  1. A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
    Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter
  2. A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil.
    • 1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 118:
      Before fighting, brockets rear and jump in display; when fighting, they jump over each other, striking the opponent with the hooves of the forelegs or hind legs in passing.

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