Muntjac
[muhnt-jak] /ˈmʌnt dʒæk/
noun
1.
any of various small deer of the genus Muntiacus, of southern and eastern Asia and the adjacent islands, especially M. muntjac, of Java, India, etc., having well-developed horns on bony pedicels.
2.
any of the small deer of the related genus Elaphodus, of China and Tibet, having minute horns.
/ˈmʌntˌdʒæk/
noun
1.
any small Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, typically having a chestnut-brown coat, small antlers, and a barklike cry Also called barking deer
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