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[Named after Abraham Munt. ing, profe or of botany at Groningen, who died in 1682.] Bot.: A genus of Tiliaceæ, tribe Tilese (q. v.). The flowers somewhat resemble those of the bramble, and the fruit that of the cherry. It grows in San Domingo, where the bark is made into ropes. münt-jăc, münt-jack, s . [The Javanese name.] 1. Zool .: Cervulus, a genus of deer, indigenous in the southern and eastern parts of Asia and the adjacent islands. They are diminutive animals, with small and simple antlers in the males, which have the upper canines strongly developed and sharp, curving downward, and capable of inflicting deep and dangerous wounds. Four species are known: Cervulus munt jac , C.lacrymans, C.reeves i, and C. crinifrons , the Hairy-fronted Muntjac. 2. Palæontology : (See extract.) "Although the limbs of the modern genus Cervulus have attained a considerable degree of specialization, the charac- Head of C. Crinifrons. ters of the cranium, antlers, and teeth are primitive, and almost exactly reproduce those of an extinct deer of the Miocene period, the remains of which are found abundantly at Sansan in the south of France, and Steinheim in Würtemberg."-Encyc. Brit . (ed. 9th), xvii. 32. Muntz, s . [The name of the inventor.] Muntz-metal, s . Chem.: An alloy of six parts of copper and four parts of zinc. It is rolled into sheets, and is used for sheathing ships and for other purposes. *mur (1), s . [Fr., from Lat. murus .] A wall. *mur (2), *murre, s. [Etym. doubtful; cf. murr (2), and murrain .] A catarrh. "With the pose, mur, and such like rheumes."-P. Holland: Plutarch, p. 685.