Definition of Musk deer
(Zool.)
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
.
See also:
Musk
Related Words
cervid
,
deer
,
genus
Moschus
,
Moschus
,
Moschus
moschiferus
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