kanchil

2 definitions found

kanchil - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  kanchil \kan"chil\, n. [Malay canch[imac]l.] (Zool.)
     A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. Tragulus pygm[ae]us
     , or Tragulus kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra,
     and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility
     and cunning.
     [1913 Webster]

kanchil - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kanchil
      n 1: small chevrotain of southeastern Asia [syn: kanchil,
           Tragulus kanchil]