spotted deer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spotted deer
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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And wildlife officials have audited the park's prey, ensuring enough spotted deer, blue bulls, wild boars and porcupines to sustain the cheetahs' diet.
From Reuters ● Sep. 17, 2022
The 1,000-stall bazaar sold not only seafood but marmots, spotted deer and venomous snakes, according to state media reports that described the market as “filthy and messy.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2020
A few months after releasing the whitetail, Jay Scott used his high school graduation money to buy two spotted deer from a farmer near Royerton.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2015
In recent years, he's spotted deer and coyotes wandering around town, wildlife he didn't see 30 years ago.
From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 29, 2013
Our Artist visits a coasting-vessel just arrived from Guayaquil, loaded with every variety of tropical fruit, and a sprinkling of tame monkeys, parrots, alligators, white herons, iguanas, paroquets, spotted deer, etc.
From Our Artist in Cuba, Peru, Spain and Algiers Leaves from The Sketch-Book of a Traveller, 1864-1868 by Carleton, George W.
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