A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
fallow deer in British English
noun
either of two deer, Dama dama or D. mesopotamica, native to the Mediterranean region and Persia respectively. The antlers are flattened and the summer coat is reddish with white spots
fallow deer in American English
a small European deer (Dama dama) having a yellowish coat spotted with white in summer
Word origin
see fallow2
Examples of 'fallow deer' in a sentence
fallow deer
When I first lived in London there was... a meadow here, with sheep... and fallow deer...