musk deer

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noun

a small, hornless deer, Moschus moschiferus, of central Asia, the male of which secretes musk: now rare.

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Origin of musk deer

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby musk deer

musique concrète, musjid, musk, muskallonge, musk bag, musk deer, musk duck, muskeg, Muskego, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights

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How to use musk deer in a sentence

The spotted fawn, the musk-deer, gazelles and antelopes, all seemed to answer the call of the music.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
They have both been sometimes confounded with the weasel of Virginia, the genet, the musk-deer, and even with the hyna.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Only last year he brought me the sack of a musk deer, and that is the most dangerous of all sports.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
The Tongusian hunters, to attract the musk-deer, imitate the cry of their young by applying the mouth to a fragment of bark.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

Then follows, in Idrisi's account, a list of the dependencies of Tibet and some travellers' tales about the musk-deer.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

British Dictionary definitions for musk deer

musk deer

noun

a small central Asian mountain deer, Moschus moschiferus. The male has long tusklike canine teeth and secretes musk

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