deer : Idioms & Phrases

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barking deer

  • noun small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
    muntjac.
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black-tailed deer

  • noun mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
    Odocoileus hemionus columbianus; blacktail; black-tailed deer.
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blacktail deer

  • noun mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
    Odocoileus hemionus columbianus; blacktail; black-tailed deer.
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burro deer

  • noun long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
    burro deer; Odocoileus hemionus.
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deer fern

  • noun fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
    Blechnum spicant.
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deer fly fever

  • noun a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
    tularemia; tularaemia; yatobyo; rabbit fever.
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deer grass

  • noun any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America
    meadow beauty.
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deer hunt

  • noun hunting deer
    deer hunt.
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deer hunter

  • noun hunter of deer
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deer hunting

  • noun hunting deer
    deer hunt.
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Deer mouse

  • noun brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
    Peromyscus maniculatus.
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  • (Zoöl.), the white-footed mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
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deer mushroom

  • noun a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
    Pluteus cervinus.
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deer tick

  • noun a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
    Ixodes dammini.
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deer trail

  • noun a trail worn by the passage of deer
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deer's-ear

  • noun any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
    American columbo; American gentian; deer's-ear; columbo; pyramid plant.
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deer's-ears

  • noun any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
    American columbo; American gentian; deer's-ear; columbo; pyramid plant.
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deer's-tongue

Deer's"-tongue` noun
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  1. (Bot.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. Wood.
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deer-neck

Deer"-neck` noun
Definitions
  1. A deerlike, or thin, ill-formed neck, as of a horse.
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fallow deer

  • noun small Eurasian deer
    Dama dama.
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Fal"low deer`
Etymology
So called from its fallow or pale yellow color.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks.
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Hog deer

  • (Zoöl.), the axis deer.
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Jackass deer

  • (Zoöl.), the koba.
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japanese deer

  • noun small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
    Cervus sika; sika; Cervus nipon.
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Jumping deer

  • (Zoöl.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa.
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Moose deer

  • . Same as Moose.
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Mouse deer

  • noun very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
    chevrotain.
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  • (Zoöl.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.
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Mule deer

  • noun long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
    burro deer; Odocoileus hemionus.
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  • (Zoöl.), a large deer (Cervus, ∨ Cariacus, macrotis) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears.
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Musk deer

  • noun small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
    Moschus moschiferus.
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  • (Zoöl.), a small hornless deer (Moschus moschiferus), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu.
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Paimed deer

  • (Zoöl.), a stag of full growth, bearing palms. See lst Palm, 4.
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Pampas deer

  • (Zoöl.), a small, reddish-brown, South American deer (Cervus, ∨ Blastocerus, campestris).
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pere david's deer

  • noun large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
    elaphure; Elaphurus davidianus.
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Red deer

  • noun common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
    elk; Cervus elaphus; American elk; wapiti.
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  • . (Zoöl.) (a) The common stag (Cervus elaphus), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See Deer.
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roe deer

  • noun small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
    Capreolus capreolus.
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Small deer

  • petty game, not worth pursuing; used metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find leisure for the chase of such small deer." G. P. Marsh.
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Swamp deer

  • (Zoöl.), an Asiatic deer (Rucervus Duvaucelli) of India.
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To break a deer ∨ stag

  • to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.
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virginia deer

  • noun common North American deer; tail has a white underside
    Odocoileus Virginianus; white tail; white-tailed deer; whitetail; Virginia deer.
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water deer

  • noun largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
    Hyemoschus aquaticus; water chevrotain.
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Wa"ter deer`
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  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks. (b) The water chevrotain.
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white-tailed deer

  • noun common North American deer; tail has a white underside
    Odocoileus Virginianus; white tail; white-tailed deer; whitetail; Virginia deer.
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whitetail deer

  • noun common North American deer; tail has a white underside
    Odocoileus Virginianus; white tail; white-tailed deer; whitetail; Virginia deer.
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