MUNTJAC

muntjac, barking deer

(noun) small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

muntjac (plural muntjacs)

Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.

Synonyms

• (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



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