car ‧ i ‧ bou /ˈkærəbuː, ˈkærɪbuː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural caribou ) [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Canadian French ; Origin: Micmac galipu 'snow-digger' ; because it digs in the snow to find food ]
a North American ↑ reindeer
car ‧ i ‧ bou /ˈkærəbuː, ˈkærɪbuː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural caribou ) [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Canadian French ; Origin: Micmac galipu 'snow-digger' ; because it digs in the snow to find food ]
a North American ↑ reindeer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012