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reindeer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | caribou, greenland caribou, rangifer tarandus |
| Type of | deer, cervid |
| Has types | barren ground caribou, rangifer caribou, woodland caribou, rangifer arcticus |
Examples of reindeer
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It's Cairngorm reindeer, in fact, that open Harrods'Christmas season every year.
From the independent.co.uk
In winter, he spends his days cross-country skiing and helping to herd reindeer.
From the couriermail.com.au
The tiny green tubes usually feed reindeer in this land above the Arctic Circle.
From the denverpost.com
Shelton and once he heard about what we wanted to do, he suggested the reindeer.
From the sacbee.com
The sleigh is a sleigh ride simulator with animated reindeer and moving scenery.
From the edp24.co.uk
Mrs. Claus will have him sleeping out in the reindeer pens till the spring thaw.
From the orlandosentinel.com
For children, not only does Santa come to town, but he brings his reindeer too.
From the time.com
You can take pictures of your family sitting in a sleigh near Randy the reindeer.
From the courier-journal.com
Reindeer are the only deer species in which both males and females carry antlers.
From the time.com
- Caribou: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
- The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. ...
- An Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer with a number of subspecies. The North American subspecies are known as caribou
- A deer with large antlers found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or Father Christmas)
- Reinfect, reinforce, reinforcement, reinsert, reinstate, reinsure, reintegrate, reinterpret, reintroduce, reinvent, reinvigorate, reissue, reiterate, reject, rejig, rejoice, rejoin, rejoinder, rejuvenate, rekey, relabel, relapse, relate, relation, relational, relative, relativity, relaunch, ...
- Is actually redundant. The root rein is Scandinavian for 'reindeer', so reindeer translates to 'reindeer deer'. It came to English from Old Norse hreindyri.
- "Do you think it will snow tonight, honey?" "No, I think it will reindeer."
- A commercial airliner in Nevil Shute's novel No Highway (1948), later made into the movie No Highway in the Sky (1951). The Reindeer had a design flaw that could cause it to crash. The book and movie both anticipated the de Havilland Comet disasters a few years later.
- El reno (Spanish), le renne (French)
