noun
also munt·jak ˈməntˌjak ; or mun·jak -nˌ-
( -s )
Etymology: probably modification of Javanese mindjangan deer
1. : any of various small deer (genus Muntiacus ) of southeastern Asia and the East Indies having the male distinguished by sharp exposed canine tusks and small upright antlers — called also barking deer
2. : a Tibetan deer ( Elaphodus cephalophus ) closely related to the muntjac and with it and various extinct related forms constituting a subfamily of the Cervidae
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