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Rangifer caribou

DEFINITIONS OF: Rangifer caribou

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n any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

Synonyms:
woodland caribou
Type of:
Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus, caribou, reindeer
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
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