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Definition of Genus Rangifer
1. Noun. Reindeer or caribou.
Exact synonyms: Rangifer
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cervidae, Family Cervidae
Member holonyms: Caribou, Greenland Caribou, Rangifer Tarandus, Reindeer
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cervidae, Family Cervidae
Member holonyms: Caribou, Greenland Caribou, Rangifer Tarandus, Reindeer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Rangifer
Literary usage of Genus Rangifer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report on Introduction of Domestic Reindeer Into Alaska by Sheldon Jackson, United States Bureau of Education (1904)
"The term "caribou" is properly applied to all the American species of the genus
Rangifer, while the word "reindeer"' is limited to the Old World forms. ..."
2. Contributions to the Natural History of Alaska: Results of Investigations by Lucien McShan Turner (1886)
"... in the early winter of 1876. This was the first instance of its occurrence,
on the seacoast, north of the Yukon River. Genus RANGIFER. ..."
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