Usage of "rangifer tarandus"

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

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Examples for "reindeer"

A reindeer once drew a sled four hundred miles in two hours. 
 The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain 

The reindeer is the most characteristic animal form of the Madeleine period. 
 Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples 

Peary found reindeer in plenty on the shores of the polar sea. 
 A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe... 

The reindeer looked hard at the hoofful of change and said Hmmmpf. 
 The Irish Times 

Soquatum says: I have just heard of the coming of the reindeer. 
 Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land 

The caribou would not stop to suit the convenience of the hunters. 
 Man-Size 

Ben knew that the white-maned caribou fed in the high park lands. 
 The Sky Line of Spruce 

That the caribou of Labrador have greatly decreased in numbers seems certain. 
 A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador 

Shortly before they arrived, I noticed some strange-looking caribou in the clearing. 
 Lost in the Air 

Then his eyes fell on the splendid horns of the caribou head. 
 The Flaming Forest 

Usage of rangifer tarandus in English

Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) has been fundamental to the diet and culture of Arctic Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years. 
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