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- [pair dah-veedz, pair dey-vidz]
- /ˈpɛər dɑˈvidz, ˌpɛər ˈdeɪ vɪdz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pair dah-veedz, pair dey-vidz]
- /ˈpɛər dɑˈvidz, ˌpɛər ˈdeɪ vɪdz/
Definitions of pere david's deer words
- noun pere david's deer a medium-sized, reddish-gray deer, Elaphurus davidianus, of which stocks were obtained in Peking in 1865 and brought to parks in Europe before the remaining Chinese deer were killed in 1900: the species is sustained in captivity. 1
- noun pere david's deer a large grey deer, Elaphurus davidianus, surviving only in captivity as descendants of a herd preserved in the Imperial hunting park near Beijing 0
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Origin of pere david's deer
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; named after Père Armand David (1826-1900), French missionary, the deer's first European observer
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pere david's deer popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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