Musk deer Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
Moschus moschiferus.
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Definitions
(Zoöl.) , a small hornless deer (Moschus moschiferus ), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu.