English Dictionary

ODOCOILEUS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Odocoileus mean? 

ODOCOILEUS (noun)
  The noun ODOCOILEUS has 1 sense:

1. North American deerplay

  Familiarity information: ODOCOILEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ODOCOILEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American deer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus

Hypernyms ("Odocoileus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Odocoileus"):

Odocoileus Virginianus; Virginia deer; white-tailed deer; white tail; whitetail; whitetail deer (common North American deer; tail has a white underside)

burro deer; mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus (long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers)

Holonyms ("Odocoileus" is a member of...):

Cervidae; family Cervidae (deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A good beginning makes a good ending." (English proverb)

"Mind the goats so that you will drink their milk." (Albanian proverb)

"If patience is sour then its result is sweet." (Arabic proverb)

"It hits like a grip on a pig." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact