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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

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In Western Washington, some groups of black-tailed deer migrate from summer ranges high in the Cascade and Olympic mountains to spend the winter in lower elevation forests and valleys.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2023

The wolves quickly decimated the island’s black-tailed deer population.

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

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

From Washington Post Aug. 27, 2019

Off the trails, we surprise animals—a gray fox, black-tailed deer.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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