DEER


Meaning of DEER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdir ]

noun

( plural deer also deers )

Etymology: Middle English, deer, animal, from Old English dēor beast; akin to Old High German tior wild animal, Lithuanian dvasia breath, spirit

Date: before 12th century

1. archaic : animal ; especially : a small mammal

2. : any of numerous slender-legged ruminant mammals (family Cervidae, the deer family) having usually brownish fur and antlers borne by the males of nearly all and by the females of a few forms

• deer·like -ˌlīk adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.