pilandok: a small deer
dagang-usa: “mouse-deer”
usa [oo-sah]: deer
scientific name: Tragulus nigricans
The Philippine mouse-deer is a shy nocturnal mammal endemic to a few islands of Palawan, particularly Balabac. It is hunted for its meat.
Also known as the Balabac mouse-deer.
There is a short story titled Si Pilandok at ang mga Buwaya (Pilandok and the Crocodiles).
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
pilandok: maliit o munting usa
pilandok: dagang-usa
