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muntjak|ˈmʌntdʒæk| Also mintjac, munjak, muntjac(k. [a. Sunda minchek (Rigg Sunda Dict.).] A small south-Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, which has been introduced into parts of western Europe.
1798Nemnich Polygl. Lex. v. 835 Muntjack Cervus Muntjac. 1838Penny Cycl. XV. 430/1 Such a conformation exists in some of the males of the Cervidæ, the Munjak for instance. 1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 602/2 The kidang or mintjac (Cervulus muntjac). 1891Flower & Lydekker Introd. Mammals 316 The native name Muntjac has been generally adopted in Europe for a small group of Deer indigenous to the southern and eastern parts of Asia and the adjacent islands, which are separated by very marked characters from all their allies. 1939Geogr. Jrnl. XCIV. 429 The Chinese tufted muntjac, or Mickie's tufted deer. 1965D. Morris Mammals 384 Muntjacs are usually found singly or in pairs in the thick undergrowth. 1971Guardian 8 Dec. 12/2, I have had the sad task of identifying the corpse of a Muntjac. 1973Country Life 29 Nov. 1763/3 Besides red deer and roe, muntjac have also recently been reported among the Thetford trees. attrib.1838Proc. Zool. Soc. vi. 105 A new species of Muntjac Deer, which lately died at the Gardens. 1963Times 13 Mar. 14/7 A muntjac buck ventured into a well-populated corner of Hertfordshire to lie up beneath a hedge of holly in a secluded garden. |