deer
Pronunciation: /dɪə/
The English word “deer” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.
- Such a mammal that is in the family Cervidae.
- One of the smaller animals of the family Cervidae, distinguished from a moose or elk.
- The meat of such an animal, obtained through the process of hunting or from specialized deer farms; venison.
- Any animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
Etymology
From Middle English der, deer (“animal, deer”), from Old English dēor (“animal”), from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm (“living thing”), from *dʰéws (“breath”), full-grade derivative of *dʰwes-. Cognate with Scots deer (“deer”), North Frisian dier (“animal, beast”), West Frisian dier (“animal, beast”), Dutch dier (“animal, beast”), German…
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