roe deer

roe deer
noun
small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
• Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid
• Hyponyms: ↑roebuck
• Member Holonyms: ↑Capreolus, ↑genus Capreolus

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noun
: a small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capreolus) that has erect cylindrical antlers forked at the summit and approximate at the base, is reddish brown in summer and grayish in winter, has a white rump patch, and is noted for its nimbleness and gracefulness

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a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three-pointed antlers. Also called roe.
[bef. 1000; OE rahdeor (not recorded in ME)]

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roe deer UK US noun [countable] [singular roe deer plural roe deers]
a European or Asian deer that lives in forests
Thesaurus: animals found on more than one continenthyponym

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roe deer,
= roe2 (def. 1). (Cf. ↑roe)
╂[Old English rādēor < rā roe + dēor deer]

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ˈroe deer [roe deer] noun (pl. roe deer) (also roe)
a small European and Asian ↑deer
See also: ↑roe

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  • roe deer — plural roe deer n a small European and Asian ↑deer that lives in forests …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • roe deer — roe′ deer n. mam a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three pointed antlers Also called roe II • Etymology: bef. 1000; OE rāhdēor (not recorded in ME) …   From formal English to slang

  • roe deer — roe ,deer noun count a European or Asian DEER that lives in forests …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • roe deer — a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three pointed antlers. Also called roe. [bef. 1000; OE rahdeor (not recorded in ME)] * * * Almost tailless Eurasian deer (Capreolus capreolus), found in small family groups …   Universalium

  • roe deer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms roe deer : singular roe deer plural roe deers a European or Asian deer that lives in forests …   English dictionary

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  • roe deer — N COUNT (roe deer is both the singular and the plural form.) A roe deer is a small deer which lives in woods in Europe and Asia …   English dictionary

  • roe deer — stirnos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 1 rūšis. Kai kurie autoriai išskiria 2 rūšis europinę stirną (C. capreolus L.) ir sibirinę stirną (C. pygargus Pallas). Paplitimo arealas – Eurazija, išskyrus …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • roe deer — noun /ˈrəʊˈdɪə(r)/ A small deer species of Europe, Asia Minor, and Caspian coastal regions (Capreolus capreolus). Syn: roe See Also: roebuck …   Wiktionary

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