muntjac

American  

[muhnt-jak] / ˈmʌnt dʒæk /

Or muntjak

noun

1. any of various small Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, noted for its barking call, especially M. muntjac, of South and Southeast Asia, and M. reevesi, native to China and introduced elsewhere, including England, Belgium, and Japan: the male muntjac has a pair of sharp, tusklike canines, and its short, sharp antlers grow from bony pedicles.

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muntjac British  

/ ˈmʌntˌdʒæk /

noun

1. Also called: barking deer.  any small Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, typically having a chestnut-brown coat, small antlers, and a barklike cry

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Etymology

Origin of muntjac

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Dutch or directly from Sundanese mənyčək “a kind of chevrotain”; the reason for subsequent application to this deer is uncertain

Example Sentences

Muntjac deer have eaten the undergrowth where nightingales once nested in the forests near my home, and now those birds have gone.

From New York Times • May 16, 2017