roedeer
roedeer is the alternative form of roe deer.
Meaning of roe deer
Noun
roe deer (plural roe deer)
- A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).
- Frightened by the noises approaching them from the rear, and apprehensive of the human silence ahead, the five roe deer were halted, their heads high in nervous alertness.1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 84
Forms of roedeer
| plural | roedeer |
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| plural | roedeers |
Questions about roedeer
- What is roedeer the alternative form of?
- Roedeer is the alternative form of roe deer.
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