kanchil

noun

kan·​chil

ˈkänchə̇l

plural -s

: any of several small chevrotains of southeastern Asia formerly regarded as constituting several species but now usually held to be varieties of one (Tragulus kanchil)

Word History

Etymology

Malay

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