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Odocoileus

noun

North American deer

• Syn: ↑genus Odocoileus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cervidae, ↑family Cervidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑Virginia deer, ↑white tail, ↑whitetail, ↑white-tailed deer, ↑whitetail deer, ↑Odocoileus Virginianus, ↑mule deer, ↑burro deer, ↑Odocoileus hemionus

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\\-ˈkȯilēəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek odōn tooth + koilos hollow — more at cave

: a genus including the Virginia deer, mule deer, black-tailed deer, and related American species

Useful english dictionary. 2012.