woodland caribou

Noun
Synonyms: Rangifer caribou

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandusSynonyms: Rangifer caribou
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Woodland \Wood"land\, a. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan. [1913 Webster]

She had a rustic, woodland air. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Like summer breeze by woodland stream. --Keble. [1913 Webster]

Woodland caribou. (Zool.) See under Caribou. [1913 Webster]

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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