white-tailed deer

noun

ˈ(h)wīt-ˌtāld- 

: 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

Illustration of white-tailed deer

Examples of white-tailed deer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The biggest python ever captured weighed a whopping 215 pounds and had recently consumed an entire white-tailed deer. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

white-tailed deer

noun

ˌhwīt-ˌtāl-ˈdi(ə)r,

ˌwīt-

: a North American deer that has a rather long tail which is white on the underside and antlers which arch forward

called also whitetail deer