munt·jac

also munt·jak (mŭnt′jăk′)

Any of several small deer of the genus Muntiacus of South and Southeast Asia, having short antlers and a barklike call. Also called barking deer.

[Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese (Malayo-Polynesian language of western Java) mencek (with e spelling (ə) and c spelling a voiced palatal stop).]

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muntjac

(ˈmʌntˌdʒæk) or

muntjak

(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

[C18: probably changed from Javanese mindjangan deer]

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munt•jac

or munt•jak

(ˈmʌnt dʒæk)

n.

any of various small deer of the genus Muntiacus, of S and SE Asia, that have a doglike bark: the males have long, tusklike canine teeth.

Also called barking deer .

[1790–1800; (< Dutch) < Sundanese mən^yčək small jungle deer]

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Noun

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

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