North American reindeer
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Caribou Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).
caribou
\car"i*bou\ (kăr"&ibreve;*b&oomac;), n. [canadian french.] (zo?l.) the american reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (rangifer caribou).
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woodland caribou
rangifer caribou
greenland caribou
barren ground caribou
Noun
1. arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America
(synonym) reindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus
(hypernym) deer, cervid
(hyponym) woodland caribou, Rangifer caribou
(member-holonym) Rangifer, genus Rangifer
Caribou Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Caribou Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one (or two, depending on taxonomy) has already gone extinct.
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