black-tailed deer

American  

[blak-teyld] / ˈblækˌteɪld /

Also blacktail deer

noun

1. a variety of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, having a tail that is black above.

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Etymology

Origin of black-tailed deer

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The wolves quickly decimated the island’s black-tailed deer population.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 22, 2023

In November, he hunted black-tailed deer and caught shrimp in Alaska and then white-tailed deer in Nebraska; in December, he shot ducks in Louisiana.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

While on Hurricane Ridge Mountain in Olympic National Park, Moubon and Masoom were approached by several black-tailed deer and a marmot.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

And he’s documented contamination in black-tailed deer, bears, fox and upland game birds.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2016

Off the trails, we surprise animals—a gray fox, black-tailed deer.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes