barren ground caribou

American  

Or Barren Ground caribou

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of barren ground caribou

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The movements of the barren ground caribou of Labrador have never been observed in the interior as they have been in the country west of Hudson Bay.

From Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Hubbard, Mina Benson

Of the species named above, the barren ground caribou is the only one regarding which we need not worry; because that species still exists in millions.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple