kanchil

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noun

A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).

Similar
Tragulus kanchil
OriginMalay kancil →
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Meanings

nounkanchil (plural kanchils)

plural kanchils

  1. A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall chevrotain of southeastern Asia

Similar
Tragulus kanchil
Broader
chevrotainmouse deer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Malaykancil
  2. Englishkanchil

From the Wilkinson spelling of Malay kancil, kanchil.

More words from Malay

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Nalchik
Cite this entry
APA

kanchil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kanchil

MLA

“kanchil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kanchil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kanchil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kanchil.

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