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small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk

1. : a small heavy-limbed deer (Moschus moschiferus) of the central Asiatic uplands valued for the musk bag of the male and unique among the deers in the possession of a gallbladder

2. : chevrotain

a small, hornless deer, Moschus moschiferus, of central Asia, the male of which secretes musk: now rare.

[1675-85]

musk deer noun

A hornless deer (Moschus moschiferus) of Asia, the chief source of musk

Main Entry: ↑musk

musk deer,

a small, hornless deer of central and northestern Asia, the male of which has a gland containing musk.

n. a small solitary deerlike eastern Asian mammal without antlers, the male having long protruding upper canine teeth. Musk is produced in a sac on the abdomen of the male. ● Family Moschidae and genus Moschus: several species