red deer
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- noun
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ciervo rojo
- At the far end of the glade, she skirted a pond frequented by red deer and herons.
- red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- wild red deer
Examples
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A herd of red deer grazed peacefully in the open meadow during the warm afternoon.
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Left of him and somewhat beyond was a herd of red deer, or perhaps cows shrunk by perspective.
Fiction book (1990) -
I am going to the telescope in the dome just at the edge of the Institute area, and red deer are jumping in the woods around me.
Academic text (2000) -
Herds of red deer and antelope grazed in the distance.
Fiction book (1996) -
Luckily for wolves, the area boasts plentiful wild prey: red deer, roe deer, the wild sheep known as mouflon, and wild boars.
Academic text (1996) -
I've seen horses and cows, of course, pigs, chickens, doves, dogs, cats, red deer, squirrels, rabbits, wild boar, oh, and once even a pair of snakes.
Fiction book (1991) -
The male red deer displayed its majestic antlers while searching for a mate.
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In Scotland, you can often spot red deer roaming the hillsides and woodlands.
Synonyms
A large deer with red-brown fur that lives in Europe and Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'red' and 'deer' will readily infer it refers to a deer characterized by a red/reddish coloration. This color+animal naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and the specific taxonomic nuance (a species name) does not prevent comprehension from the constituents.
Etymology
Red deer The name red deer comes from the animal's red coat, which is often clear in males, and from deer meaning the animal. So the name points to a 'large deer' with a 'red' coat.