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noun
a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three-pointed antlers.
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Also called roe.
Origin of roe deer
before 1000; Old English rāhdēor (not recorded in ME)
Words nearby roe deer
Rodrigo, Rodzinski, roe, Roebling, roebuck, roe deer, Roeg, roemer, Roentgen, roentgen equivalent man, roentgenism
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British Dictionary definitions for roe deer
roe deer
noun
a small graceful deer, Capreolus capreolus, of woodlands of Europe and Asia. The antlers are small and the summer coat is reddish-brown
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