Definition of muntjac
: any of a genus (Muntiacus) of small deer of southeastern Asia with an alarm call similar to the bark of a dog and having in the male elongated, downward-pointing upper canine teeth which protrude from the lip and short, usually unbranched, pointed antlers : barking deer
- Would-be predators risk flesh-ripping tusks, or long canine teeth, which extend an inch or two from muntjacs' mouths.
- —Noel Vietmeyer
- A muntjac or barking deer, was found in the Vu Quang Preserve in Nghe Tinh Province, Vietnam.
- —Tom Hilchey
