roe deer
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See also: roedeer
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English ro der, roadeor, from Old English rāhdēor (“roe deer”), corresponding to roe + deer. Cognate with Icelandic rádýr, Swedish rådjur, Norwegian and Danish rådyr.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊˌdɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊˌdɪɹ/
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Noun[edit]
- A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).
- 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 84:
- Frightened by the noises approaching them from the rear, and apprehensive of the human silence ahead, the five roe deer were halted, their heads high in nervous alertness.
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Translations[edit]
small deer species, Capreolus capreolus
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