: caribou—used especially for one of the Old World
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a large herd of reindeer
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Visitors come for the dramatic glaciers and icy fjords, stay for the stark beauty of the polar landscape, and leave with stories of encounters with reindeer, Arctic foxes, and perhaps even a polar bear.—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Other wildlife previously captured on the show, which features no narration or music, just nature, includes bears, reindeer, birds of prey, and otters.—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 This wild tundra is home to reindeer, arctic hares, and 40 percent of the world’s musk ox population.—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025 Over the years, the Stewarts keep a series of reindeers, each named Star, and the animals became an Anchorage tourist attraction.—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reindeer
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Etymology
Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer + Middle English deer animal, deer
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