roe deer

noun

1. a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three-pointed antlers.

roe deer

noun

1. a small graceful deer, Capreolus capreolus , of woodlands of Europe and Asia. The antlers are small and the summer coat is reddish-brown

Word History and Origins

Origin of roe deer¹

before 1000; Old English rāhdēor (not recorded in ME)

Example Sentences

There are from 60-100 in the cow and sheep, but only about five or six in the Roe-deer.

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And, while he was strong, men used him in the chase, hunting wild goats and roe-deer and hares.

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All other animals of the deer kind are inconstant in their amours, but the roe-deer never forsake each other.

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And now, little girls, I am going to tell you of the life and history of a young roe-deer.

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And pausing for no more words, she turned away, sprang lightly up the rocks as swiftly as a roe-deer, and disappeared.

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