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