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white-tailed deer
noun
: a North American deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with a rather long tail white on the undersurface and the males of which have forward-arching antlers
called also whitetail deer
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The biggest python ever captured weighed a whopping 215 pounds and had recently consumed an entire white-tailed deer.
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Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife says hunters checked 71,932 white-tailed deer at the conclusion of the week on Sunday, nearly 2,000 more than in 2021.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Wednesday that a white-tailed deer at a Vernon County deer farm tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
In some places, the lizard-like animals make up a huge part of entire forest populations, rivaling even white-tailed deer in number.
—Sarah Jay, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
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Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife says hunters checked 71,932 white-tailed deer at the conclusion of the week on Sunday, nearly 2,000 more than in 2021.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Wednesday that a white-tailed deer at a Vernon County deer farm tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
In some places, the lizard-like animals make up a huge part of entire forest populations, rivaling even white-tailed deer in number.
—Sarah Jay, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
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“White-tailed deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-tailed%20deer. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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