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.
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