ホエジカ

noun

common muntjac; Indian muntjac; barking deer

A species of small deer native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its barking-like alarm call. In Japanese, the name literally means 'barking deer'.

• ホエジカは、警けい戒かいするときに犬いぬのような声こえで吠ほえる。

  The common muntjac barks like a dog when alarmed.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんでホエジカを見みた。

  I saw a common muntjac at the zoo.