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reindeer

/ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/

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What does reindeer mean?

noun

  1. Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
  2. Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.

verb

  1. To herd or farm reindeer

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/

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It need not surprise us, therefore, to learn of reindeer and musk-sheep feeding on stunted herbage in what now constitutes Southern France.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
In the Cottes Cave were found some reindeer and aurochs' shanks, which may naturally be supposed to have served the same purpose.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
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After a sleigh ride in large sleighs drawn by horses decorated to represent reindeer, the party returns to an elaborate Christmas supper.
Frederica SeegerEntertainments for Home, Church and SchoolProject Gutenberg ebook #6416
I have seen a fine large dog that would carry two saddles of reindeer meat, or the entire fore-quarters of two reindeer.
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594
The cave-dwellers scratched pictures of men and animals on the surface of a reindeer horn or mammoth tusk as mementos of his prowess.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705