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white-tailed deer

white-tailed deer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-teyld, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌteɪld, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-teyld, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌteɪld, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of white-tailed deer words

  • noun white-tailed deer a common North American deer, Odocoileus virginianus, having a tail with a white underside. 1
  • noun white-tailed deer a deer, Odocoileus virginianus, of North America and N South America: the coat varies in colour, being typically reddish-brown in the summer, and the tail is white 0
  • noun white-tailed deer a common American deer (Odocoileus virginianus) having a tail that is white on the undersurface, a white-spotted red coat in summer, and a diffuse brownish-gray coat in winter 0

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Origin of white-tailed deer

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for White-tailed deer

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
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white-tailed deer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% 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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