fallow deer

American  

noun

1. a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.

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fallow deer British  

noun

1. either of two deer, Dama dama or D. mesopotamica , native to the Mediterranean region and Persia respectively. The antlers are flattened and the summer coat is reddish with white spots

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Etymology

Origin of fallow deer

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

This is not a preying tiger in the Indian jungle - but a happily mooching Dalmatian dog in Dagnam Park, Romford, unknowingly closing in on a days-old fallow deer fawn.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Donana boasts lagoons, marshlands, scrub woodland, beaches and sand dunes and is home to fallow deer, badgers and endangered species including the Spanish imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2023

Take “Violet Knight,” which began its second life as an elegant male fallow deer preserved in mid-prance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2018

Now, researchers say they have identified the two genes primarily responsible for antler regeneration in one species, fallow deer.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2018

Rabbits scurried away in every direction as they advanced, and presently they saw a whole herd of fallow deer making off among the trees.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis