reindeer
rein·deer [reindeer reindeers] BrE [ˈreɪndɪə(r)] NAmE [ˈreɪndɪr] noun (pl. rein·deeror rein·deers) a large ↑deer with long ↑antlers (= horns shaped like branches), that lives in cold northern regions •herds of reindeer Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old Norse hreindýri, from hreinn ‘reindeer’ + dýr ‘deer’.
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