deer
Syllabification: (deer)
Pronunciation: /di(ə)r/
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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. See also mouse deer, musk deer.
- 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