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carideer

carideer noun: an animal that is a hybrid of caribou and reindeer.

Noun

carideer (plural carideers or carideer)

  1. (rare) An animal that is a hybrid of caribou and reindeer.
    • The Nunivak Island game range in Alaska is the home of muskoxen, carideer (a cross between caribou and reindeer), and reindeer.1943, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Interior Department Appropriation Bill for 1944: Hearings, volume 3, page 693
    • The reindeer and carideer on Nunivak Island are superior animals in weight and size.1963, L. J. Palmer, Charles H. Rouse, Muskoxen Investigations in Alaska 1930-35, page 13

Forms of carideer

pluralcarideers
pluralcarideer

Origin of carideer

Blend of caribou + reindeer.

Questions about carideer

What does carideer mean?
Carideer means an animal that is a hybrid of caribou and reindeer.
What part of speech is carideer?
Carideer is a noun.
What is the plural of carideer?
The plural of carideer is carideers.

Words near carideer in the dictionary

  1. Caridad
  2. Caridad Norte
  3. Caridad Sur
  4. caridean
  5. carideans
  6. carideer
  7. carideers
  8. caridoid
  9. caridoids
  10. carids
  11. caried

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