Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, inhabiting East Asia, the Himalayas, and Siberia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
Similar
Moschus moschiferus
Also see
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Translations
Bulgarian кабарга
- кабарга (kabarga)member of the genus Moschus
Catalan cérvol mesquer
- cérvol mesquermember of the genus Moschus
Chinese Mandarin 麝, 麝鹿
- 麝 (shè)member of the genus Moschus
- 麝鹿 (shèlù)member of the genus Moschus
- 香獐子 (xiāngzhāngzi)member of the genus Moschus
Czech kabar
- kabarmember of the genus Moschus
Esperanto moskulo
- moskulomember of the genus Moschus
Finnish myskikauris
- myskikaurismember of the genus Moschus
French porte-musc
- porte-muscmember of the genus Moschus
Irish muscfhia
- muscfhiamember of the genus Moschus
Italian mosco
- moscomember of the genus Moschus
Polish piżmowiec
- piżmowiecmember of the genus Moschus
Portuguese almiscareiro
- almiscareiromember of the genus Moschus
Russian кабарга́
- кабарга́ (kabargá)member of the genus Moschus
Tamil கஸ்தூரிமான், நானமா
- கஸ்தூரிமான் (kastūrimāṉ)member of the genus Moschus
- நானமா (nāṉamā)member of the genus Moschus
Welsh mwsg-garw
- mwsg-garwmember of the genus Moschus
Cite this entry
APA
musk deer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musk%20deer
MLA
“musk deer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musk%20deer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musk deer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musk%20deer.
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