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muntjac
n.
type of deer native of Asia (characterized by having small antlers and a cry like a bark)
Muntjac
Muntjacs, also known as
barking deer and
Mastreani deer, are small
deer of the genus
Muntiacus. Muntjacs are the oldest known deer, thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in
Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland.
muntjac
Noun
1. small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
(synonym) barking deer
(hypernym) deer, cervid
(member-holonym) Muntiacus, genus Muntiacus
muntjac
nm.
muntjac, type of deer native of Asia (characterized by having small antlers and a cry like a bark)
Muntjac
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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