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reindeer

  • noun
  • rein·deer
  • /ˈɹeɪndɪə/

Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

Example

“Santa Claus' sleigh is supposedly pulled by nine reindeer”

Other meanings

  1. Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.

Synonyms

  • caribou

Word history

From Old Norse "hreindýri".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “reindeer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.