deer
A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.
Noun 3 meanings
A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.
The meat of such an animal, obtained through the process of hunting or from specialized deer farms; venison.
“I'd never had deer before I ate dinner with the Johanssens. In time I learned to like it; its gaminess is an acquired taste.”
Any animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
Etymology
From Middle English der, deer (“animal, deer”), from Old English dēor (“animal”), from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm (“living thing”), from *dʰéws (“breath”), full-grade derivative of *dʰwes-.
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DEER at a glance
DEER has 4 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,775 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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