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Fallow deer

//ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.
  2. 2
    small Eurasian deer wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English falowe deer, falyf der, equivalent to fallow + deer, due to the deer's pale brown (fallow) colour.

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