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

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)

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.

The wapiti and the Virginia deer can be raised successfully and cheaply under many different conditions of food and climate.

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

The chamois, the ibex, the red deer, the Virginia deer, the wapiti, the gour, or the royal tiger may be the game in hand.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 by Various

The Biological Survey has reports of successful experience in raising Virginia deer from more than a dozen persons, located in different parts of the country, who are now engaged in the business.

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