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Definition of Rangifer caribou

1. Noun. Any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rangifer Caribou

Literary usage of Rangifer caribou

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"Rangifer caribou AUDUBON and BACHMAN, Quadr. N. Amer., vol. 3, p. 111. 1885. ... Rangifer caribou sylvestris HOLLISTER, Smiths. Misc. Coll., vol. 56, No. ..."

2. The Big Game of North America: Its Habits, Habitats, Haunts, and by George O. Shields (1890)
"It is difficult to assign limits to the range of the Caribou. The habitat of the Rangifer caribou, has been a mooted point that can ..."

3. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Rangifer caribou (Gmelin). Description and range as above. ^. Stone's Caribou. Rangifer stonei Allen. Dark like the last but with a heavy white fringe of ..."

4. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"The most striking differences between the members of the former group are given below, and of the latter beyond. /. Woodland Caribou. Rangifer caribou ..."

5. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Rangifer caribou (Gmelin). Description and range as above. }. Stone's Caribou. Rangifer stonei Allen. Dark like the last but with a heavy white fringe ..."

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