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barking deer

n. A muntjac.

WordNet
barking deer

n. small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark [syn: muntjac]

Usage examples of "barking deer".

In the afternoon they spotted their first mammal, a startled muntjac or barking deer who had come down to the water for a drink, fixed the intruders with a frozen stare, emitted a weird coughing sound, and bounded away.

Several short barking calls signaled a herd of adult barking deer nearby.