pere david's deer

Definitions of pere david's deer
  1. noun
    large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
    synonyms: Elaphurus davidianus, elaphure
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    type of:
    cervid, deer
    distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
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