reindeer
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- noun
- /ˈreɪnˌdɪr/
- UK
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reno
- Reindeer herding communities can be particularly vulnerable because reindeer accumulate radionuclides efficiently through eating lichen.
- a reindeer herd
- reindeer herders
- reindeer meat
Well, they get it from the the, the lichen that's digested in reindeer stomachs.
- Well, they get it from the the, the lichen that's digested in reindeer stomachs.
- And yes, I'm feeling festive and wearing a sweater with reindeer because Christmas.
- Overeating or see over out of a reindeer onesie Last.
- First one is a reindeer with garden rake for antlers.
- It was like a reindeer, you know, like pulling a sleigh.
- It's white and then it has lights on it and then it has like reindeers pulling.
Examples
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Sami pastoralists work with reindeer in Arctic rangelands.
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If you could rename one of Santa's reindeer, what would it be?
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How do you ride a reindeer to the North Pole?
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I steer a little, but the reindeer do most of the work.
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Yeah, well, apparently, reindeer are not indigenous to the region.
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The Norwegian government banned the sale of reindeer meat for several years.
Academic text (2001) -
Today, Oymyakon has just one food store, which sells bread, milk, horse and reindeer meat, and little else.
Academic text (2011) -
A woolen blanket, patterned with reindeer, was tucked up around her neck.
Fiction book (1999) -
Typical animals hunted by Lucy would have been wild horses, woolly mammoths, reindeer, and rhinos.
Academic text (1999) -
The Sami pastoralists depend on reindeer for their livelihood in the Arctic regions.
Synonyms
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A large deer like a reindeer that lives in Arctic North America with big branched antlers
A large northern deer called reindeer in Europe and caribou in North America with antlers on both males and females
Compounds
- Specialized
A grey bushy growth like a small plant that covers the tundra and feeds reindeer
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word reindeer comes from old Norse parts hreinn ('reindeer') and dyr ('animal'), so it originally named the northern deer. That is why reindeer is the word we use today for the large Arctic deer, which is called 'caribou' in North America.