doenoun [ C ]
uk/dəʊ/us/doʊ/the female of animals such as the deer or rabbit
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buck noun
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Names for the male & female of animals
- billy goat
- bitch
- boar
- boomer
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- cob
- ewe
- gelding
- mare
- nanny goat
- ox
- ram
- stag
- stallion
- steer
- tigress
- tom
- tomcat
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Deer & antelope
Examples from literature
- She reeled for a moment, then gathered herself together and ran like a scared doe.
- The larger part of the figures of deer represent the does which have no antlers.