英语词汇“caribou”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A caribou is a large animal with four legs, hooves, and big antlers. In Europe and Asia, a caribou is known as a reindeer.

In North America, caribou live in parts of Canada and Alaska, in both tundra and boreal forests. Many caribou migrate long distances, and all of them are herbivores, living to a great degree on a specific type of lichen. The word caribou is originally French Canadian, from the Micmac word kaleboo, "the one who paws," for the way caribou scratch the snow aside to find moss in the winter.

WORD FAMILY

caribou: caribous

USAGE EXAMPLES

From the top of Partridgeberry Hill, I spied a small herd of caribou, unaware of me watching.

The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016)

The new potato is called the Caribou Russet.

Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016)

Caribou won the championship by besting the other finalist, Point Sebago, in a taste off.

Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016)

n Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer

Rangifer caribou, woodland caribou

any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

Rangifer arcticus, barren ground caribou

of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

cervid, deer

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

单词	caribou
释义	caribou (once / 2968 pages) n A caribou is a large animal with four legs, hooves, and big antlers. In Europe and Asia, a caribou is known as a reindeer. In North America, caribou live in parts of Canada and Alaska, in both tundra and boreal forests. Many caribou migrate long distances, and all of them are herbivores, living to a great degree on a specific type of lichen. The word caribou is originally French Canadian, from the Micmac word kaleboo, "the one who paws," for the way caribou scratch the snow aside to find moss in the winter. WORD FAMILY caribou: caribous USAGE EXAMPLES From the top of Partridgeberry Hill, I spied a small herd of caribou, unaware of me watching. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) The new potato is called the Caribou Russet. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Caribou won the championship by besting the other finalist, Point Sebago, in a taste off. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) n Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer Rangifer caribou, woodland caribou any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus Rangifer arcticus, barren ground caribou of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus cervid, deer distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
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