muntjac, barking deer
(noun) small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
Source: WordNet® 3.1
muntjac (plural muntjacs)
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
• (Muntiacus): barking deer
Source: Wiktionary
Munt"jac, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus Cervulus, esp. C. muntjac, which occurs both in India and on the East Indian Islands. [Written also muntjak.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
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