英语词汇“caribou”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

car•i•bou n. [countable], pl. -bous, (esp. when thought of as a group) -bou.

Mammalsthe reindeer of North America.

car•i•bou n., pl. -bous, (esp. collectively) -bou.

any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.

Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipi-; called the snow-shoveler from its habit of scraping aside snow with its front hoofs in search of food
Micmac γalipu derivative (agent noun, nominal) of γalipi- shovel snow
Canadian French caribou, replacing earlier English caribo, both
1665–75, American.

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caribou /ˈkærɪˌbuː/ n ( pl -bou, -bous)

a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, of Arctic regions of North America, having large branched antlers in the male and female: also occurs in Europe and Asia, where it is called a reindeer

Etymology: 18th Century: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin; compare Micmac khalibu literally: scratcher

单词	caribou
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 car•i•bou /ˈkærəˌbu/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -bous, (esp. when thought of as a group) -bou. Mammalsthe reindeer of North America. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 car•i•bou (kar′ə bo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bous, (esp. collectively) -bou. any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World. Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipi-; called the snow-shoveler from its habit of scraping aside snow with its front hoofs in search of food Micmac γalipu derivative (agent noun, nominal) of γalipi- shovel snow Canadian French caribou, replacing earlier English caribo, both 1665–75, American. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: caribou /ˈkærɪˌbuː/ n ( pl -bou, -bous) a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, of Arctic regions of North America, having large branched antlers in the male and female: also occurs in Europe and Asia, where it is called a reindeer Etymology: 18th Century: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin; compare Micmac khalibu literally: scratcher
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