How do you use Muntjac in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like deer or cervid, plus the exact meaning.
Muntjac in a sentence
Muntjac meaning
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
Using Muntjac
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
- Useful related words include: barking deer, deer, cervid.
- In the example corpus, muntjac often appears in combinations such as: muntjac deer.
Context around Muntjac
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Muntjac
- In this selection, "muntjac" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, water, indian, deer and muntiacus stand out and add context to how "muntjac" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chinese water muntjac and even and muntjac deer are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "muntjac" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with muntjac
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A resident explains, "Recently, a muntjac has been sleeping in the shade of a tree beside my house. (18 words)
Stublach is a real hotspot for brown hares, which are in decline in many parts of the UK, as well as muntjac deer. (23 words)
The spotted deer (Axis axis), the Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and the sambar (Rusa unicolor) were all introduced to the Andaman islands, though the sambar did not survive. (28 words)
And four of Britain’s deer species – sika, Chinese water, muntjac and even fallow – are non-native and a lack of natural predators has allowed their populations – along with native deer – to expand exponentially, harming local fauna. (37 words)
Muntjac deer are originally from South Asia, but they were popular pets in the Victorian and Georgian era and a small wild population exists after they escaped from Woburn Abbey in the 1920s. (33 words)
The spotted deer (Axis axis), the Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and the sambar (Rusa unicolor) were all introduced to the Andaman islands, though the sambar did not survive. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
And four of Britain’s deer species – sika, Chinese water, muntjac and even fallow – are non-native and a lack of natural predators has allowed their populations – along with native deer – to expand exponentially, harming local fauna.
A resident explains, "Recently, a muntjac has been sleeping in the shade of a tree beside my house.
Stublach is a real hotspot for brown hares, which are in decline in many parts of the UK, as well as muntjac deer.
Muntjac deer are originally from South Asia, but they were popular pets in the Victorian and Georgian era and a small wild population exists after they escaped from Woburn Abbey in the 1920s.
The spotted deer (Axis axis), the Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and the sambar (Rusa unicolor) were all introduced to the Andaman islands, though the sambar did not survive.
Common combinations with muntjac
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: