muntjac
English
Etymology
From Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek (“small deer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/, /ˈmʌntd͡ʒɑːk/
Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
muntjac (plural muntjacs)
- Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
Synonyms
- (Muntiacus): barking deer, baikree, ratwa, rib-faced deer
Derived terms
- black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)
- Bornean yellow muntjac (Muntiacus atherodes)
- Chinese muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
- common muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
- Fea's muntjac (Muntiacus feae)
- giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis)
- Gongshan muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis)
- hairy-fronted muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)
- Indian muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis)
- large-antlered muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis)
- leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis)
- Malabar red muntjak (Muntiacus malabaricus)
- northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis)
- Pu Hoat muntjac (Muntiacus puhoatensis)
- Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis)
- red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
- Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
- Roosevelt's muntjac (Muntiacus rooseveltorum)
- southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
- Sumatran muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak montanus)
- Tenasserim muntjac (Muntiacus feae)
- Truong Son muntjac (Muntiacus truongsonensis)
Translations
deer of the genus Muntiacus
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