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Peary caribou

Peary caribou noun: rangifer tarandus pearyi, a small caribou found in the high Arctic islands of Canada's Nunavut and Northwest territories.

Noun

Peary caribou

  1. Rangifer tarandus pearyi, a small caribou found in the high Arctic islands of Canada's Nunavut and Northwest territories.

Origin of Peary caribou

Named after the American explorer Robert Peary.

Questions about Peary caribou

What does Peary caribou mean?
Peary caribou means rangifer tarandus pearyi, a small caribou found in the high Arctic islands of Canada's Nunavut and Northwest territories.
What part of speech is Peary caribou?
Peary caribou is a noun.

Words near Peary caribou in the dictionary

  1. peartrees
  2. Pearts
  3. pearwood
  4. pearwoods
  5. peary
  6. Peary caribou
  7. Peary Land
  8. peas
  9. peas and rice
  10. peas porridge
  11. peas pudding

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