reindeer
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noun, plural rein·deer ( occasionally ) rein·deers.
any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer, of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English raynder(e) < Old Norse hreindȳri, equivalent to hreinn reindeer + dȳr animal (cognate with deer)
1350–1400; Middle English raynder(e) < Old Norse hreindȳri, equivalent to hreinn reindeer + dȳr animal (cognate with deer)
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| —n , pl -deer, -deers | |
| a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, having large branched antlers in the male and female and inhabiting the arctic regions of Greenland, Europe, and Asia. It also occurs in North America, where it is known as a caribou | |
| [C14: from Old Norse hreindӯri, from hreinn reindeer + dyr animal; related to Dutch rendier, German Rentier; see | |
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Word Origin & History
reindeer
c.1400, from O.N. hreindyri "reindeer," from dyr "animal" (see deer) + hreinn, the usual name for the animal, from P.Gmc. *khrainaz (cf. O.E. hran "reindeer," Ger. Renn). Probably cognate with Gk. krios "ram," but folk-etymology associates it with rennen "to run."
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Example sentences
Permits, available from the tribal governments, are also required for reindeer hunting.
Cross-country ski equipment is provided, along with transport by car, snowmobile and reindeer.
Reindeer grazing freely in search of reindeer lichen overnight can disperse across few kilometers.
Plus, they never let him join in any reindeer games.
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