a large brown animal with long thin legs. The adult male deer is called a stag and may have antlers growing from its head. The female deer is called a doe and a young deer is called a fawn.
Synonyms and related words
Animals found on more than one continent
angora
anteater
antelope
deer
noun countable
US /dɪr/
Other entries for this word
roe deernoun
leaf deernoun
fallow deernoun
Word Forms
singular
deer
plural
deer or deers
DEFINITIONS1
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a large brown animal with long thin legs. The adult male deer is called a stag and may have antlers growing from its head. The female deer is called a doe and a young deer is called a fawn.