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Definition of Rangifer tarandus
1. Noun. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called 'reindeer' in Eurasia and 'caribou' in North America.
Generic synonyms: Cervid, Deer
Group relationships: Genus Rangifer, Rangifer
Specialized synonyms: Rangifer Caribou, Woodland Caribou, Barren Ground Caribou, Rangifer Arcticus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rangifer Tarandus
Literary usage of Rangifer tarandus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of the Ruminating Animals, by William Jardine (1835)
"Rangifer tarandus. PLATE VI. Cervus tarandus, Linnaeus and Authors. As with the
moose or elk, we shall consider the history of the Rein-Deer separately, ..."
2. Annual Report on Introduction of Domestic Reindeer Into Alaska by Sheldon Jackson, United States Bureau of Education (1904)
"... a very serious error in identifying the reindeer with our Woodland Caribou.
The most recent European classification is as follows: 1. Rangifer tarandus ..."
3. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1903)
"The Woodland Caribou. and that the species should be classified as follows: I.
BARREN GROUND CARIBOU. a. European species. 1. Rangifer tarandus, Northern ..."
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