noun
water deer; Chinese water deer
A small deer species native to China and Korea, known for its prominent tusks. In Japanese, usually written in katakana as キバノロ.
キバノロは牙のような犬歯が特徴的なシカの一種です。
The water deer is a type of deer characterized by its tusk-like canine teeth.
The Japanese name キバノロ literally means 'tusk deer', from 牙 (きば, tusk) and 獐 (のろ, a type of deer). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name describes the animal's prominent tusks.