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black-tailed deer

American  
[blak-teyld] / ˈblækˌteɪld /
Also blacktail deer

noun

  1. a variety of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, having a tail that is black above.


Etymology

Origin of black-tailed deer

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

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The wolves swam ashore from the mainland in 2013 and found a buffet of Sitka black-tailed deer.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 22, 2023

In November, he hunted black-tailed deer and caught shrimp in Alaska and then white-tailed deer in Nebraska; in December, he shot ducks in Louisiana.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

While on Hurricane Ridge Mountain in Olympic National Park, Moubon and Masoom were approached by several black-tailed deer and a marmot.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

The remaining big trees provide critical habitat for black bear, Sitka black-tailed deer, a bird of prey called the Northern Goshawkand other species, he added.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2019

They walked the path quietly, and Hatsue suggested there was a chance they’d see a black-tailed deer out feeding on fern tendrils—she’d seen a doe the previous morning.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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