1. a small deer of Central and South America with short, straight antlers
2. a young male red deer in its second year with its first antlers
Usage: British

Examples

• The brocket darted through the dense rainforest undergrowth.
• Wildlife photographers often struggle to capture images of the elusive brocket deer.
• The young brocket’s antlers were just beginning to develop.
• Several species of brocket inhabit the Amazon basin.
• The red brocket is one of the most common deer species in South America.
• Hunters in medieval England distinguished between a brocket and a full-grown stag.