Phrase guide

musk deer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hoofed mammal mostly inhabiting South Asia, in which males secrete musk and possess tusks, of the genus Moschus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Moschus moschiferus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deer, cervid

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кабарга (kabarga) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Catalan: cérvol mesquer — member of the genus Moschus
  • Czech: kabar — member of the genus Moschus
  • Esperanto: moskulo — member of the genus Moschus
  • Finnish: myskikauris — member of the genus Moschus
  • Irish: muscfhia — member of the genus Moschus
  • Italian: mosco — member of the genus Moschus
  • Kashmiri: روٗس (rūs) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Kashmiri: روٗسؠ کٔٹ (rūs' kạṭ) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Polish: piżmowiec — member of the genus Moschus
  • Portuguese: almiscareiro — member of the genus Moschus
  • Russian: кабарга́ (kabargá) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Sikkimese: གླ་བོ (gla bo) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Tamil: கஸ்தூரிமான் (kastūrimāṉ) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Tamil: நானமா (nāṉamā) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Tibetan: གླ་བ (gla ba) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Tibetan: སྐུ་བདེ་རིགས (sku bde rigs) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Uyghur: ئىپاركېيىك (iparkëyik) — member of the genus Moschus
  • Welsh: mwsg-garw — member of the genus Moschus