CARIBOU


Meaning of CARIBOU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-ə-ˌbü, ˈka-rə- ]

noun

( plural -bou or -bous )

Etymology: Canadian French, from Micmac γalipu

Date: circa 1665

: a large gregarious deer ( Rangifer tarandus ) of Holarctic taiga and tundra that usually has palmate antlers in both sexes — used especially for one of the New World; called also reindeer

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