roe deer

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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, roentgenium

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How to use roe deer in a sentence

There are from 60-100 in the cow and sheep, but only about five or six in the Roe-deer.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
And, while he was strong, men used him in the chase, hunting wild goats and roe-deer and hares.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church
All other animals of the deer kind are inconstant in their amours, but the roe-deer never forsake each other.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
And now, little girls, I am going to tell you of the life and history of a young roe-deer.
The Boys' And Girls' Library|Various

And pausing for no more words, she turned away, sprang lightly up the rocks as swiftly as a roe-deer, and disappeared.
Temporal Power|Marie Corelli

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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