Definitions for: Caribou


[n] arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America



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

Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren.

Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou)
of the northern forests of America.

Synonyms: Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer

See Also: barren ground caribou, cervid, deer, genus Rangifer, Rangifer, Rangifer arcticus, Rangifer caribou, woodland caribou

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