HyperDic: musk_deer

English > 1 sense of the expression musk deer:
NOUNanimalmusk deer, Moschus moschiferussmall heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia
English > musk deer: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk.
SynonymMoschus moschiferus
Member ofMoschus, genus Moschusmusk deer
Broaderdeer, cerviddistinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
Spanishalmizclero, cabra de almizcle, cervatillo
Catalanmesquer, Moschus moschiferus

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