a large deer, Cervus elaphus, formerly widely distributed in the woodlands of Europe and Asia. The coat is reddish-brown in summer and the short tail is surrounded by a patch of light-coloured hair
Red Deer in British English
noun
1.
a town in S Alberta on the Red Deer River: trade centre for mixed farming, dairying region, and natural gas processing. Pop: 67 707 (2001)
2.
a river in W Canada, in SW Alberta, flowing southeast into the South Saskatchewan River. Length: about 620 km (385 miles)
3.
a river in W Canada, flowing east through Red Deer Lake into Lake Winnipegosis. Length: about 225 km (140 miles)
Red Deer in American English
city in SC Alberta, Canada: pop. 60,000
red deer in American English
1.
a deer (Cervus elaphus) native to Europe and Asia
2. US
the white-tailed deer in its reddish summer coat
Examples of 'red deer' in a sentence
red deer
The auctioneer's podium faced a wall hung with six sets of mounted antlers each side of a large red deer's head.