roe deer

noun

1. a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three-pointed antlers.

roe deer

noun

1. a small graceful deer, Capreolus capreolus , of woodlands of Europe and Asia. The antlers are small and the summer coat is reddish-brown

Word History and Origins

Origin of roe deer¹

before 1000; Old English rāhdēor (not recorded in ME)