muntjac C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈmʌntdʒæk/ UK /ˈmʌntdʒæk/ See IPA manual Freq #321795 Meanings 1 noun a small Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, whose barking call gives it the alternative name barking deer A muntjac barked sharply from the edge of the woodland. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small asian deer of the... barking deer Word family Forms muntjac-deer Related forms Muntiacusdeerruminantantler Etymology Borrowed from Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek, 'small deer.' The word entered zoological English through Dutch accounts of Southeast Asia. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # muntjac **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌntdʒæk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌntdʒæk/ **Frequency rank:** 321795 ## Meanings 1. a small Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, whose barking call gives it the alternative name barking deer ## Examples - A muntjac barked sharply from the edge of the woodland. ## Synonyms - barking deer ## Related Forms - Muntiacus - deer - ruminant - antler ## Etymology Borrowed from Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek, 'small deer.' The word entered zoological English through Dutch accounts of Southeast Asia. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown