muntjak

Variant of muntjac

muntjac definition

munt·jac or muntjak munt′·jak′ (munt′jak′)

noun

any of a genus (Muntiacus) of small jungle deer of Southeast Asia and the East Indies: the males have horns and long, sharp, tusklike canine teeth

Etymology: < Jav & Malay menjangan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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