Rangifer

noun

Ran·​gi·​fer

ˈranjəfə(r)

: a genus consisting of the domestic and wild reindeer and caribous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, reindeer, probably modification of Middle French rangier, from Old Norse hreindȳri

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