Guazubirá
/ˌɡwɑːzuːˈbɪərə/noun
A small South American deer, especially the gray brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira).
Did you know?The name survives in the scientific epithet gouazoubira, showing how Indigenous Guaraní vocabulary became embedded in modern biological classification.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Colonial Period
Guaraní
guasu
“Deer; a large deer or cervid— the first element preserved in the name.”
Colonial Period
Guaraní / Spanish
guazubirá
“A Guaraní-derived name for a South American brocket deer; the precise meaning of the second element is uncertain in surviving sources.”
18th Century
Latinized zoological usage
gouazoubira
“A Latinized form used in zoological naming for the brocket deer.”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
Mazama gouazoubira
“The binomial name assigned to the gray brocket deer.”
Modern English
English
guazubira / guazubirá
“A common or zoological name for the gray brocket deer of South America.”