Meaning

2 senses
  1. A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia.

    Rothirsch

    благоро́дный оле́ньblagoródnyj olénʹ

    оле́ньolénʹ

    common deer of temperate Europe and Asia

  2. (dated)The wapiti or North American elk, Cervus canadensis, a deer species of North America, long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. In Germany, a red deer enclosure must be at least two hectares in size.

    deEin Gehege für Rotwild muss in Deutschland mindestens zwei Hektar groß sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
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Forms

plural: red deer / red deers
Singularred deer
Pluralred deer / red deers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • common deer of temperate Europe and Asia:elkAmerican elkwapitiCervus elaphus

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
red deer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto