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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.]
     (Zool.)
     The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland
     species ({Rangifer Caribou}).
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}.
  
     {Woodland caribou}, the common reindeer ({Rangifer Caribou})
        of the northern forests of America.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caribou
       n : arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called
           reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America [syn: {reindeer},
            {Greenland caribou}, {Rangifer tarandus}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Caribou, ME (city, FIPS 10565)
    Location: 46.86679 N, 67.99056 W
    Population (1990): 9415 (4089 housing units)
    Area: 205.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 04736

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Caribou -- U.S. County in Idaho
     Population (2000):    7304
     Housing Units (2000): 3188
     Land area (2000):     1766.011350 sq. miles (4573.948205 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    32.612699 sq. miles (84.466498 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1798.624049 sq. miles (4658.414703 sq. km)
     Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
     Location:             42.726467 N, 111.662032 W
     Headwords:
      Caribou
      Caribou, ID
      Caribou County
      Caribou County, ID
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Caribou, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    0
     Housing Units (2000): 2
     Land area (2000):     0.169139 sq. miles (0.438068 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.169139 sq. miles (0.438068 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11166
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             40.079929 N, 121.157397 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Caribou, CA
      Caribou
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Caribou, ME -- U.S. city in Maine
     Population (2000):    8312
     Housing Units (2000): 3858
     Land area (2000):     79.291462 sq. miles (205.363935 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.887315 sq. miles (2.298135 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    80.178777 sq. miles (207.662070 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            10565
     Located within:       Maine (ME), FIPS 23
     Location:             46.863559 N, 67.997992 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     04736
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Caribou, ME
      Caribou
  

















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