Definitions for pèredavid'sdeer

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Père′ Da•vid′'s deer′ˈpɛər dɑˈvidz, ˌpɛər ˈdeɪ vɪdz(n.)

  1. a reddish gray deer, Elaphurus davidianus, of China, extinct in the wild but sustained in parks and zoos.

    Category: Zoology, Mammals

Origin of PèreDavid'sdeer:

1895–1900; after Père Armand David (1826–1900), French missionary, the deer's first European observer


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