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ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Odocoileus hemionus mean?
• ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS (noun)
The noun ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS has 1 sense:
1. long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
Familiarity information: ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
burro deer; mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus
Hypernyms ("Odocoileus hemionus" is a kind of...):
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Odocoileus hemionus"):
black-tailed deer; blacktail; blacktail deer; Odocoileus hemionus columbianus (mule deer of western Rocky Mountains)
Holonyms ("Odocoileus hemionus" is a member of...):
genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus (North American deer)
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