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MUSK DEER

\mˈʌsk dˈi͡ə], \mˈʌsk dˈi‍ə], \m_ˈʌ_s_k d_ˈiə]\

Definitions of MUSK DEER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The deer that yields musk; a timid, hornless ruminant, with habits like the chamois.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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