Rangifer caribou

Definitions of Rangifer caribou
  1. noun
    any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
    synonyms: woodland caribou
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    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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