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deer

Pronunciation: /dɪə/

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Definition of deer

noun (plural same)

a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually and typically borne only by the male.
- Family Cervidae: several genera and many species

Origin:

Old English dēor, also originally denoting any quadruped, used in the (now archaic) phrase small deer meaning 'small creatures collectively'; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier, German Tier