deer
n.
any of a number of large hoofed mammals (usually the males have deciduous antlers)
Deer
deer
Noun
1. distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
(synonym) cervid
(hypernym) ruminant
(hyponym) pricket
(member-holonym) Cervidae, family Cervidae
(part-meronym) antler
der
adv.
thither, there
deren
v.
scathe, harm, injure
Deer
(n. sing. & pl.)
Any animal; especially, a wild animal.
(n. sing. & pl.)
A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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