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whitetail

[hwahyt-teyld, wahyt-]

white-tailed deer

[hwahyt-teyld, wahyt-]
noun
a common North American deer, Odocoileus virginianus, having a tail with a white underside.
Also, whitetail deer.
Also called white·tail.


Origin:
1840–50, Americanism
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whitetail

noun
common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: Virginia deer
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