| NOUN | animal | Moschus moschiferus, musk deer | small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia |
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| Meaning | small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk. | |
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| Synonym | musk deer | |
| Member of | Moschus, genus Moschus | musk deer |
| Broader | deer, cervid | distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers |
| Spanish | almizclero, cabra de almizcle, cervatillo | |
| Catalan | mesquer, Moschus moschiferus | |
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