black-tailed deer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black-tailed deer
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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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 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
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
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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