Key deer

American  

noun

1. a subspecies of miniature white-tailed deer, native to the Florida Keys, where the small remaining population is kept in preserves.

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Etymology

Origin of Key deer

First recorded in 1945–50

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Key deer

Those include Key deer of southern Florida, desert flowers in Nevada and California and the St. Croix ground lizard in the Virgin Islands.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Unsurprisingly, as Hurricane Irma bore down on and then smashed into the lower keys, where most of the animals live, Key deer enthusiasts were seriously worried.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2017

Florida snowbirds and other island regulars posted queries online: How were the federally protected Key deer faring?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2017

In July, Florida Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, started turning up with grotesque wounds.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2016

The dodo, quagga, passenger pigeon, great auk, aurochs, Key deer, bison, African elephant, gorilla, tiger—there's an awful list.

From Thy Rocks and Rills by Robert E. Gilbert

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