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reindeer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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rein·deer /ˈreɪndɪə $ -dɪr/ noun (plural reindeer) [countable]  reindeer.jpg HBAa large deer with long wide antlers (=horns), that lives in cold northern areas 驯鹿
Examples from the Corpus
reindeerWe treated ourselves to a reindeer steak, then went for a last walk over the bridge towards the polar Cathedral.Ivan Dzhenkoul lost over two hundred reindeer.Yesterday I fed him the bony scraps from my reindeer stew and he is now mine for ever.Neither reindeer nor caribou have benefited much, since for them lack of forage is the problem.Our hotel had an indoor pool, a nightclub and good food - notably, reindeer stew with cranberry sauce.Thousands of starving reindeer, too weak to make the crossing, are being carried across in landing craft.The robber girl gave Gerda the reindeer, and off they went to Lapland.Both animals were damaged by resultant hybridization, the reindeer becoming wilder and the caribou weaker.
Origin reindeer (1300-1400) Old Norse hreinn reindeer + English deer
rein·deer nounChineseSyllable
a antlers that Corpus deer (=horns), large long with wide


reindeer
reindeer /ˈreɪndɪə $ -dɪr/ noun (plural reindeer) [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old Norse
 Origin: hreinn 'reindeer' + English deer

a large deer with long wide antlers (=horns), that lives in cold northern areas


rein·deerBrE /ˈreɪndɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈreɪndɪr/ 🔊 noun (
plural
rein·deer
or
rein·deers
)
a large deer with long antlers (= horns shaped like branches), that lives in cold northern regions 驯鹿herds of reindeer驯鹿群