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roe deer
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Princeton's WordNet
roe deer, Capreolus capreolusnoun
small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
Wiktionary
roe deernoun
A small, nimble Eurasian deer with short three-pointed antlers, no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter (Capreolus capreolus).
Etymology: From *, from rahdeor "roe deer", from ra, raha + deor. More at roe, deer.
Wikipedia
Roe deer
The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe deer, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. The species is widespread in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, from Scotland to the Caucasus, and east to northern Iran and Iraq.
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roe deer
The roe deer is a small species of deer native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is characterized by its reddish and grey-brown coat, small size compared to other deer species, and the antlers of the male, which are short and straight with three points. They are primarily browsers, feeding on a mix of leaves, buds, and twigs. Roe deer are well-known for their high adaptability, being able to live in a range of habitats including forests, moorlands, and even semi-urban areas.
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Roe deer
The European roe deer, also known as the western roe deer, chevreuil or just roe deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe deer are widespread in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from the British Isles to the Caucasus. It is distinct from the somewhat larger Siberian roe deer.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of roe deer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of roe deer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of roe deer in a Sentence
I often go up there to enjoy wildlife [and]we got up at 4 a.m. and try to be there for first light as its the best time to spot wildlife, the heather is blooming right now, we have not seen any deer there before. There was a mum roe deer and two little ones, like real-life Bambis.
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- казу́ляBelarusian
- съ̀рнаBulgarian
- yourc’hBreton
- cabirolCatalan, Valencian
- srna, srnecCzech
- iwrchWelsh
- rådyrDanish
- RehGerman
- afiaEwe
- ζαρκάδιGreek
- kapreoloEsperanto
- corzoSpanish
- metskitsEstonian
- orkatzBasque
- شوکاPersian
- metsäkaurisFinnish
- rádýrFaroese
- chevreuilFrench
- reeWestern Frisian
- fia odharIrish
- earbScottish Gaelic
- corzoGalician
- őzHungarian
- այծյամArmenian
- rádýrIcelandic
- caprioloItalian
- ノロジカJapanese
- 노루Korean
- RéiLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stirnaLithuanian
- stirnaLatvian
- срнаMacedonian
- ċerfaMaltese
- reeDutch
- rådyrNorwegian
- cabiròlOccitan
- sarnaPolish
- corçoPortuguese
- căprioară, căpriorRomanian
- косу́ляRussian
- betta, crabiolu, crabolu, bettuSardinian
- srna, srndać, срна, срндаћSerbo-Croatian
- srnaSlovak
- srnjak, srnaSlovene
- kaprolliAlbanian
- rådjurSwedish
- karacaTurkish
- козу́ляUkrainian
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