caribou

Noun
Synonyms: reindeerGreenland caribouRangifer tarandus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North AmericaSynonyms: reindeerGreenland caribouRangifer tarandus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.] (Zool.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou). [1913 Webster]

Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren.

Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou) of the northern forests of America. [1913 Webster]

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