Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small deer of the genus Tragulus, found in Java; a pygmy deer, deerlet, or chevrotain, as Tragulus pygmæus T.kanchil. See
Tragulus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp.
Tragulus pygmæus , orTragulus kanchil , inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology A small,
agile chevrotain of thegenus Tragulus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small chevrotain of southeastern Asia
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tragulus kanchil, are common to Sumatra and Borneo, but do not extend into Java, where they are replaced by Tragulas javanicus.
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So also the great Malay deer (Rusa equina), and the small Tragulus kanchil, are common to Sumatra and Borneo, but do not extend into Java, where they are replaced by Tragulas javanicus.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Of a kanchil measured at Batavia the extreme length was sixteen inches, and the height ten behind, and eight at the shoulder.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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