barren ground caribou

or Bar·ren Ground car·i·bou

noun

a migrating caribou of the North American tundra and taiga, having many-branched slender antlers.

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Origin of barren ground caribou

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby barren ground caribou

barrelfish, barrelful, barrelhead, barrelhouse, barren, barren ground caribou, barren grounds, barren lands, barren strawberry, barrens, barrenwort
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