单词 | whitetail deer |
释义 | > as lemmaswhitetail deer 2. Chiefly North American. More fully whitetail deer. The white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Odocoileus > Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) fallow deer1584 red deer1584 whitetail1805 white-tailed deer1829 flagtail1895 Key deer1922 1805 W. Clark Jrnl. 5 June in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) IV. 259 I Saw great numbers of Elk & white tale deer, Some beaver, antelope mule deer [etc.]. 1872 R. G. McClellan Golden State 241 There are several varieties [sc. of deer]: the mule-deer, black-tail, antelope, and white-tail. 1936 D. McCowan Animals Canad. Rockies vii. 59 The hoofs of the wapiti and whitetail deer are too small to propel these animals through the water with any great speed. 1968 R. Kroetsch Alberta i. 12 White-tails and mule deer and mallards and grouse tumble before the unerring aim. 2010 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) (Nexis) 24 Aug. c4 I'll hunt six states for whitetails this fall. < as lemmas |
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