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Definition of "kanchil" []

  • A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus. (noun)

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Use "kanchil" in a sentence
  • "Tragulus kanchil, are common to Sumatra and Borneo, but do not extend into Java, where they are replaced by Tragulas javanicus."
  • "So also the great Malay deer (Rusa equina), and the small Tragulus kanchil, are common to Sumatra and Borneo, but do not extend into Java, where they are replaced by Tragulas javanicus."
  • "Of a kanchil measured at Batavia the extreme length was sixteen inches, and the height ten behind, and eight at the shoulder."
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