deernoun [ C ]
uk/dɪər/us/dɪr/plural deerB2 a quite large animal with four legs that eats grass and leaves. The male has antlers (= wide horns like branches) . The female is called a hind or a doe and the male a stag or buck:
a herd of deer
See also
reindeer
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deer & antelope
- antelope
- buck
- caribou
- chamois
- doe
- elk
- fawn
- gazelle
- gnu
- hart
- hind
- moose
- okapi
- reindeer
- roe deer
- springbok
- stag
- wapiti
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