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Webster 1913 Edition
kanchil
kan′chil
,Noun.
[Malay
canchīl
.] (Zool.)
A small chevrotain of the genus
Tragulus
, esp. Tragulus pygmæus
, or Tragulus kanchil
, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.