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reindeer/ˈreindiə/n. (pl. same 单复同 or reindeers) a subarctic deer, Rangifer tarandus, both sexes of which have large antlers, domesticated in northern Eurasia for drawing sledges and as a source of milk, flesh, and hide Cf. 参见 CARIBOU 驯鹿(产于近北极地区,雌雄都有很大的鹿角,欧亚将其驯化来拉雪橇,或取其奶、肉、鹿皮)[Middle English from Old Norse hreindýri, from hreinn ‘reindeer’ + dýr DEER] |