Greenland caribou

Greenland caribou
noun
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
Syn: ↑caribou, ↑reindeer, ↑Rangifer tarandus
Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid
Member Holonyms: ↑Rangifer, ↑genus Rangifer

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized G

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