barren ground caribou

Or Barren Ground cari·bou

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of barren ground caribou¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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