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reindeer

/ˈɹeɪndɪə/ noun

In Latin: tarandrus, tarandus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reindeer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America.

Origin

From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”) and French renne (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein.

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