barking deer

noun

muntjac.

Origin of barking deer

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby barking deer

barkhan, barkhausen, barkhausen effect, barking, barking and dagenham, barking deer, barking frog, barkla, barkley, barklouse, barky

Example sentences from the Web for barking deer

  • The game which Caspar expected first might fall in his way was the “kakur,” or barking-deer.

    The Cliff Climbers |Captain Mayne Reid

  • It was the “kakur,” or “barking-deer;” so called from its barking habit, which had drawn the attention of the hunter upon it.

    The Plant Hunters |Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for barking deer

barking deer

noun

another name for muntjac