musk deer

noun

1. a small, hornless deer, Moschus moschiferus, of central Asia, the male of which secretes musk: now rare.

musk deer

noun

1. a small central Asian mountain deer, Moschus moschiferus. The male has long tusklike canine teeth and secretes musk

Word History and Origins

Origin of musk deer¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

The spotted fawn, the musk-deer, gazelles and antelopes, all seemed to answer the call of the music.

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They have both been sometimes confounded with the weasel of Virginia, the genet, the musk-deer, and even with the hyna.

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Only last year he brought me the sack of a musk deer, and that is the most dangerous of all sports.

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The Tongusian hunters, to attract the musk-deer, imitate the cry of their young by applying the mouth to a fragment of bark.

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Then follows, in Idrisi's account, a list of the dependencies of Tibet and some travellers' tales about the musk-deer.

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