Raindeer

2 definitions found

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

  Raindeer \Rain"deer`\ (r[=a]n"d[=e]r`), n. (Zool.)
     See {Reindeer}. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r[=a]n"d[=e]r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer
     + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf.
     Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer},
     and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.)
     Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family,
     found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western
     hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers,
     with the brow tines palmate.
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     Note: The common European species ({Rangifer tarandus}) is
           domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or
           caribou ({Rangifer caribou}) is found in Canada and
           Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or
           caribou ({Rangifer Groenlandicus}), of smaller size, is
           found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both
           hemispheries.
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     {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia
        rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground
        in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the
        principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter.
  
     {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part
        of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over
        Central Europe.
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