barking deer

bark·ing deer

(bär′kĭng)n. See muntjac.

[From the sound of its call.]

barking deer

n (Animals) another name for muntjac

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

barking deer

bark·ing deer

barking deer

munt•jac

or munt•jak

barking deer

Synonyms for barking deer

noun small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark

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