MUNTJAC


Meaning of MUNTJAC in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' m ə n(t)- ˌ jak, ' m ə n- ˌ chak

Function: noun

Etymology: Sundanese (Austronesian language of western Java) m ə ny č ə k

Date: circa 1798

: any of a genus ( Muntiacus ) of small deer of southeastern Asia with a cry similar to the bark of a dog and having in the male upper canine teeth elongated into small tusks ― called also barking deer

muntjac

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