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kanchil

kanchil noun: a small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).

kanchil: a small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer)
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Noun

kanchil (plural kanchils)

  1. A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).

Forms of kanchil

pluralkanchils

Origin of kanchil

From the Wilkinson spelling of Malay kancil, kanchil.

Questions about kanchil

What does kanchil mean?
Kanchil means a small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).
What part of speech is kanchil?
Kanchil is a noun.
What is the plural of kanchil?
The plural of kanchil is kanchils.

Words near kanchil in the dictionary

  1. kanchani
  2. kanchanis
  3. Kancheepuram
  4. Kanchenjunga
  5. kancheong
  6. kanchil
  7. kanchils
  8. Kanchipuram
  9. kancho
  10. Kanchow
  11. Kanchrapara

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