Odocoileus hemionus

Definitions of Odocoileus hemionus
  1. noun
    long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
    synonyms: burro deer, mule deer
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    types:
    Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, black-tailed deer, blacktail, blacktail deer
    mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
    type of:
    cervid, deer
    distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
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