muntjac (redirected from Muntjac deer)

munt·jac also munt·jak  (mntjk)

n.

Any of several small deer of the genus Muntiacus of southeast Asia and the East Indies. Also called barking deer.

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[Malay menjangan, deer.]

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muntjac, muntjak [ˈmʌntˌdʒæk]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, typically having a chestnut-brown coat, small antlers, and a barklike cry Also called barking deer

[probably changed from Javanese mindjangan deer]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

muntjac - small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark barking deer cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers genus Muntiacus, Muntiacus - muntjacs