musk deer

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsMoschus moschiferus

   Broaderdeer

   Part ofMoschus

Questions about musk deer

What does musk deer mean?

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

What is another word for musk deer?

Close synonyms include Moschus moschiferus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is musk deer a common word?

musk deer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.