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caribou

car·i·bou [ kárrə b ] (plural car·i·bou or car·i·bous)


noun 
Definition:
 
large deer: a large deer that lives in large herds and has large branched antlers on both sexes. Native to: northern regions.  Genus Rangifer.

[Mid-17th century. Via Canadian French< Mi'kmaq ğalipu "snow shoveler"; because it removes snow to find grass]
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