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Noun: reindeer (reindeer,reindeers)  'reyn,deer
  1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called 'reindeer' in Eurasia and 'caribou' in North America
    - caribou, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus

Derived forms: reindeers, reindeer

Type of: cervid, deer

Part of: genus Rangifer, Rangifer

Encyclopedia: Reindeer