Virginia deer

American  

noun

1. the common white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, of eastern North America.

2. any related variety of white-tailed deer.

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Virginia deer British  

noun

1. another name for white-tailed deer

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Etymology

Origin of Virginia deer

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

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Virginia deer

In this list no heavier work than the mounting of a Virginia deer head is dealt with.

From Taxidermy by Pray, Leon Luther

Of these the Virginia deer is best known, as its range embraces the most thickly settled portion of the continent between Maine and the Gulf States, and from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)

The Virginia deer is said by the hunters to evince a strong degree of animosity towards serpents, and especially to the rattlesnake.

From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

Its tail is white underneath, dark outside, shading to black at the lower end, and while longer than that of the mule-deer, is not so long as that of the Virginia deer.

From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.

Such has been the experience with the axis deer, the Japanese and Pekin sikas, the red and the fallow deer of Europe, and especially with the wapiti, or Rocky Mountain elk, and the Virginia deer.

From Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)