- genus Rangifer
- nounreindeer or caribou• Syn: ↑Rangifer• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Cervidae, ↑family Cervidae• Member Meronyms: ↑caribou, ↑reindeer, ↑Greenland caribou, ↑Rangifer tarandus
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genus Rangifer
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Rangifer — noun reindeer or caribou • Syn: ↑genus Rangifer • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cervidae, ↑family Cervidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rangifer caribou — Reindeer Rein deer (r?n d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rangifer Groenlandicus — Reindeer Rein deer (r?n d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rangifer tarandus — Reindeer Rein deer (r?n d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rangifer tarandus — noun Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America • Syn: ↑caribou, ↑reindeer, ↑Greenland caribou • Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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