Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The black-tailed deer of North America, Cariacus macrotis. See cut under mule-deer.

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  • The jumping-deer, or chevreuil, together with the rein and red-deer, frequent the vicinity of the mountains in considerable numbers, and in the summer season they oftentimes descend to the banks of the rivers and the adjacent flat country.

    Handbook to the new Gold-fields 1859

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