reindeer

reindeer
(复同单,或reindeers)
  1. a deer of the tundra and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America, both sexes of which have large branching antlers. Most Eurasian reindeer are domesticated and used for drawing sledges and as a source of milk, flesh, and hide. Called caribou in North America
    驯鹿。 (北美亦称caribou)
  2. Rangifer tarandus, family Cervidae
    拉丁名Rangifer tarandus,鹿科
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old Norse hreindȳri, from hreinn 'reindeer' + dȳr 'deer'
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