caribou
Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeerAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
» The antlers of a caribou can weigh up to 40 pounds.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
Karibu
кари́буkaríbu, се́верный оле́ньsévernyj olénʹ
кари́буkarýbu
- Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called ‘reindeer’ in Eurasia and ‘caribou’ in North America
Examples
7 sentencesThe antlers of a caribou can weigh up to 40 pounds.
Caribou can spot wolves using their ultraviolet vision.
deKaribus können mit ihrem ultravioletten Sehvermögen Wölfe ausmachen. — raggione
Caribou eat almost only lichen during the winter.
ruЗимой карибу питаются почти исключительно лишайником. — Wezel
Yesterday he went caribou hunting.
I saw a white caribou.
ruЯ видел белого оленя. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”; compare qalipi, “toBorrowed from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”; compare qalipi, “to shovel snow”), from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou”, literally “it shovels snow”).
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Forms
plural: caribous / caribouSynonyms
3 synonyms- Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called ‘reindeer’ in Eurasia and ‘caribou’ in North America:reindeerGreenland caribouRangifer tarandus
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular