Caribou

n.

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(Zool.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou). Barren Ground caribou See under Barren. Woodland caribou the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou) of the northern forests of America.

Noun

1.

caribou - arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America Synonyms: Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer

barren ground caribou, cervid, deer, genus Rangifer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer, Rangifer arcticus, Rangifer caribou, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer, woodland caribou