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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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