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Meanings of reindeer in English

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Catalan
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rangifer tarandus

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

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        Examples for "caribou"
        Examples for "caribou"
        1
        The caribou would not stop to suit the convenience of the hunters.
        Man-Size
        2
        Ben knew that the white-maned caribou fed in the high park lands.
        The Sky Line of Spruce
        3
        That the caribou of Labrador have greatly decreased in numbers seems certain.
        A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
        4
        Shortly before they arrived, I noticed some strange-looking caribou in the clearing.
        Lost in the Air
        5
        Then his eyes fell on the splendid horns of the caribou head.
        The Flaming Forest
        1
        Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) has been fundamental to the diet and culture of Arctic Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years.
        Pubmed
        Usage of reindeer in English
        1
        A reindeer once drew a sled four hundred miles in two hours.
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
        2
        The reindeer is the most characteristic animal form of the Madeleine period.
        Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples
        3
        Peary found reindeer in plenty on the shores of the polar sea.
        A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe...
        4
        The reindeer looked hard at the hoofful of change and said Hmmmpf.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Soquatum says: I have just heard of the coming of the reindeer.
        Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land
        6
        Majority of Lapps are nomads living in terms of their reindeer herds.
        The new yorker
        7
        We have plenty of reindeer hides, not to mention some nice furs.
        The Mammoth Hunters
        8
        The only way to find them is to follow the reindeer droppings.
        BBC
        9
        It was a left-hand glove made of reindeer-skin, and grey in colour.
        The Hampstead Mystery
        10
        They were dressed in elaborate and warm garments made of reindeer skin.
        Pioneers in Canada
        11
        When a baby is born in Lapland they give it a reindeer.
        Big People and Little People of Other Lands
        12
        If we keep on in this direction, the reindeer will smell us.
        The Eskimo Twins
        13
        For some detail, make cute little reindeer, as this photo illustrates: 7.
        The South African
        14
        The film features amusing sidekicks: a camp snowman and a long-suffering reindeer.
        The Irish Times
        15
        Here: wearing blue jeans and a reindeer sweater, decorating a Christmas tree.
        Dark rivers of the heart
        16
        She set up camp beside the river downstream of the reindeer crossing.
        The Valley of Horses
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