MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Moschus moschiferus mean? 

• MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS (noun)
  The noun MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Moschus moschiferus; musk deer

Hypernyms ("Moschus moschiferus" is a kind of...):

cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)

Holonyms ("Moschus moschiferus" is a member of...):

genus Moschus; Moschus (musk deer)