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Webster 1913 Edition


Napu

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Na-pu′

,
Noun.
[Native name.]
(Zool.)
A very small chevrotain (
Tragulus Javanicus
), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also
Java musk deer
,
pygmy musk deer
, and
deerlet
.