barking deer

noun

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Out came wild pigs, sambar deer, and a barking deer or two, but no tiger. Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025 The barking deer are interesting. Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2019

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First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of barking deer was in 1831

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“Barking deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barking%20deer. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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