PÈRE DAVID'S DEER


Meaning of PÈRE DAVID'S DEER in English

■ noun a large deer with long antlers with backward-pointing tines, now found only in captivity. [ Elaphurus davidianus .]

Origin

C19: named after the French naturalist Father Armand David .

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