English Dictionary

WHITETAIL DEER

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does whitetail deer mean? 

WHITETAIL DEER (noun)
  The noun WHITETAIL DEER has 1 sense:

1. common North American deer; tail has a white undersideplay

  Familiarity information: WHITETAIL DEER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITETAIL DEER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common North American deer; tail has a white underside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Odocoileus Virginianus; Virginia deer; white-tailed deer; white tail; whitetail; whitetail deer

Hypernyms ("whitetail deer" is a kind of...):

cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)

Holonyms ("whitetail deer" is a member of...):

genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus (North American deer)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Help a lame dog over a stile." (English proverb)

"Don't sell eggs in the bottom of hens" (Breton proverb)

"The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue." (Arabic proverb)

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


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