noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
2. 2
   common North American deer; tail has a white underside wordnet
3. 3
   Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
4. 4
   A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.

Synonyms

All synonyms

virginia deerwhite-tailed deervirginia deercarjacoucarjacouodocoileus virginianus

Etymology

From white + tail.

Related phrases

whitetail sharkminnowodocoileus virginianus

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