Deer

Word DEER
Character 4
Hyphenation deer
Pronunciations /diːɹ/

Definitions and meanings of "Deer"

What do we mean by deer?

Any of various hoofed ruminant mammals of the family Cervidae, characteristically having deciduous antlers borne chiefly by the males. The deer family includes the white-tailed deer, elk, moose, and caribou. noun

Any wild quadruped. noun

The general name of the solid-horned ruminants of the family Ccrvidœ, and especially of the genus Cervus. See these words. noun

A term loosely applied to the chevrotains, of the family Tragulidæ (which see), from their resemblance to musk-deer. noun

Any animal; especially, a wild animal. noun

A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidæ. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison. noun

The white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America. noun

Petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the first definition, above.) noun

A beast, usually a quadruped as opposed to birds, fish, etc. noun

(Esp. in phrase small deer) Any animal, especially a mammal. noun

A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla noun

The meat of such an animal noun

Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers noun

A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla

(in particular) one of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk

The meat of such an animal; venison.

(except in the phrase "small deer") an animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Deer

The word "deer" in example sentences

But in one thing the tiger is better off than the deer: _the tiger can see farther than the deer_. ❋ Sarath Kumar Ghosh (N/A)

There are a few other kinds of deer in America, but the funniest of them is called the _mule deer_, which lives along the Rocky Mountains. ❋ Sarath Kumar Ghosh (N/A)

II. i.100 (161,5) [too unruly deer] The ambiguity of _deer_ and _dear_ is borrowed, poor as it is, by Waller, in his poem on the _Ladies ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

III. i.91 (443,8) It was my deer] The play upon _deer_ and _dear_ has been used by Waller, who calls a lady's girdle, _The pale that held my lovely_ deer. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Sitting in a tree and waiting on a deer is one thing, being able to track and sneak up on a deer is another. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I would assume the H2O percentage of a deer is about the same as a human, 60%. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Estimates are that the deer is at least 4½ to 5 years old. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word "deer" is a convenient naming device because deer are ubiquitous, to the point of actually being a nuisance in many regions, thanks to a fall-off in natural predators. ❋ John Paul Newport (2011)

Before season starts i just go to where the deer are and make a blind and I have killed all of my deer from a blind. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They come by and give a tag and the deer is yours. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What a buck some people have all the luck but i rather be lucky than good any day i just cant get over how big this deer is and all the points coming out every where congrads on a magnificent buck i dont think you can ever beat that in your life time if you do iam coming to ill. and hunting beside you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Richardson also was issued two citations for failing to tag deer (8-point buck and small fork buck), two for failing to check in deer by 10 p.m. and one for failing to check in deer by 10 p.m. (parental responsibility — on a deer taken by his son, a juvenile). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Considering the huge amounts of edible plants and insects available in almost every terrain, killing a deer is an unnecessary waste. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Killing a deer is a kind of acceptance of the interconnectedness of life. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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