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Definition of: deer
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(dir) noun plural deer
1. A ruminant (family Cervidae) having deciduous antlers, usually in the male only, as the moose, elk, and reindeer. Popularly, deer is used mainly of the smaller species. ◆ Collateral adjective: cervine. See FALLOW DEER, VENISON.
2. A deerlike animal.
3. Formerly, any quadruped; a wild animal. ◆ Homophone: dear. [OE dēor beast]
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