barking deer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barking deer
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Pangolins, porcupines, barking deer, buffalo and elephants share forests, clearings and riverbeds with monkeys, wild dogs, at least 40 different snakes, several of them poisonous.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010
It resembled that $ of a muntjac, also known as a barking deer, but the head and antlers were much larger and configured differently.
From Time Magazine Archive
For years the 2.5 million acres of rain forest and the wildlife that lives in it--including tigers, leopards, barking deer and gibbons--were left alone while Cambodia was at war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most zoos with animals like Tasmanian rat kangaroos, white dolphins, snow leopards, cheetahs and a rare Indian barking deer would be swamped with visitors.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It's the muntjac or barking deer," replied Dermot.
From The Jungle Girl by Casserly, Gordon
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