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Definition of Rangifer
1. Noun. Reindeer or caribou.
Exact synonyms: Genus 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 Rangifer
Literary usage of 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)
"II. The Woodland Caribou. and that the species should be classified as follows: I.
BARREN GROUND CARIBOU. (a) European species. 1. rangifer ..."
2. The Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin by Charles Barney Cory (1912)
"1t. Type locality — Codroy, New Foundland. I'aler than caribou, with a whitish
ring around the eye; antlers larger and heavier. rangifer ..."
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