barking deer

noun

1. muntjac.

barking deer

noun

1. See muntjac
   another name for muntjac

Word History and Origins

Origin of barking deer¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Mr. Sanderson mentions an instance when a Barking Deer he shot was partially devoured by a bear during the night.

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At different times I possessed half a dozen barking deer fawns, one of which became an institution in Buxa.

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Two small barking deer stepped daintily behind me, their long ears twitching incessantly.

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Then a barking deer broke out about a hundred and fifty yards away, and I fired at it.

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There to my astonishment I found a barking deer standing up with half its face blown away.

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