deer
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
any of the smaller species of this family, as distinguished from the moose, elk, etc.
Origin of deer
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How to use deer in a sentence
Arrow-head, probably from South America, headed with the point of a deers horn.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-RiversThe handles upon these either represented figures like caryatides, or, more commonly, ended in a deers head.
History of Ancient Art | Franz von ReberI had hardly cut the deers' throats when Bill called out, "This is a dog-on pretty trick that you have played me."
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel WoodcockSpotted Deers words kept ringing in his ears: Perhaps I shall never see you again.
Running Fox | Elmer Russell GregorWhen a deers badly wounded, he leaves a trail of red on the snow that even a half-blind man could see, Bluff told him boldly.
The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods | Quincy Allen
British Dictionary definitions for deer
/ (dɪə) /
any ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the family Cervidae, including reindeer, elk, muntjacs, and roe deer, typically having antlers in the male: Related adjective: cervine
(in N Canada) another name for caribou
Origin of deer
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