‖ kanchil
(ˈkɑːntʃɪl, -æ-)
[Malay kanchil, kanchīl.]
The smallest known species of chevrotain (Tragulus Kanchil), found in the forests of Borneo, Java, and Malacca.
| 1820 Sir S. Raffles in Trans. Linn. Soc. (1822) XIII. 263 It is a common Malay proverb to designate a great rogue, to be as cunning as a Kanchil. 1885 Stand. Nat. Hist. V. 287 The commonest species, the Kanchil of the Malays. |