Deer

Quick meaning: Deer is a noun meaning (uncountable) The meat of such an animal, obtained through the process of hunting or from specialized deer farms; venison.

Meaning

(uncountable) The meat of such an animal, obtained through the process of hunting or from specialized deer farms; venison.

More Meanings

1. (countable, puristic, otherwise obsolete or archaic) Any animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
2. (countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.

Example Sentences

Deer sperm was in used among the Romans as an aphrodisiac.

But mice and rats and such small deer, have been Tom's food for seven long year.

I'd never had deer before I ate dinner with the Johanssens. In time I learned to like it; its gaminess is an acquired taste.

Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus) The musk deer is unique in several ways, reflecting its taxonomic separation from other deer (Flerov, 1952). For example , they are the only deer to possess a gall bladder[…]

Word Forms

• deers

Synonyms for deer

Depending on context, synonyms include cervid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cervid, elk, buck, moose, reindeer, bunny.

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