Definition of "muntjac" [munt•jac]

• Any of several small deer of the genus Muntiacus of southeast Asia and the East Indies. Also called barking deer. (noun)

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• "No, the muntjac is a wolf in deer's clothing - and it's taking over"
• "The restaurant specialised in modern British cooking with a French influence, and it was dishes such as muntjac deer with lobster and pan-roasted wood pigeon that had won over the Michelin judges."
• "The mammalian fauna in the lowlands is typically Indo-Malayan, consisting of langurs (Semnopithecus spp.), Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus, VU), sloth bears (Melursus ursinus, VU), gaurs (Bos gaurus, VU), and several species of deer, such as muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and sambar (Cervus unicolor)."