驯鹿
驯鹿

[ noun ]
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E.
deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish
reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and
{ranedeer}.] (Zool.)
Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family,
found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western
hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers,
with the brow tines palmate.

Note: The common European species ({Rangifer tarandus}) is
domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or
caribou ({Rangifer caribou}) is found in Canada and
Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or
caribou ({Rangifer Gr[oe]nlandicus}), of smaller size,
is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both
hemispheries.

{Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia
rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground
in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the
principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter.

{Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part
of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over
Central Europe.