Definition of REINDEER. Meaning of REINDEER. Synonyms of REINDEER

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word REINDEER. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word REINDEER and, of course, REINDEER synonyms and on the right images related to the word REINDEER.

Definition of REINDEER

Reindeer
Reindeer Rein"deer` (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also raindeer, and ranedeer.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species (R. tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. caribou) is found in Canada and Maine (see Caribou.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (R. Gr[oe]nlandicus), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. Reindeer moss (Bot.), a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. Reindeer period (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe.

Meaning of REINDEER from wikipedia

- The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with cir****polar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous...
- Baby Reindeer is a British black comedy-drama thriller television miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. It is adapted from his autobiographical...
- traditional Western festive legend and po****r culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver...
- Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using...
- Reindeer Games (also released under the title Deception) is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, in what would be his final...
- means of livelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding. As of 2007[update] about 10% of the Sámi were connected to reindeer herding, which provides them with...
- caribou Greenland reindeer Reindeer distribution Reindeer cheese Reindeer hunting in Greenland Reindeer in Siberian shamanism Reindeer in South Georgia...
- Cladonia rangiferina, also known as reindeer cup lichen, reindeer lichen (cf. Sw. renlav) or grey reindeer lichen, is a light-coloured fruticose, cup lichen...
- reindeer has been historically found in Scandinavia. Modern Finnish cheeses like leipäjuusto were also made with reindeer milk in the past. Reindeer milk...
- cycling and producers which many higher trophic feeders feed on, such as reindeer, gastropods, nematodes, mites, and springtails. Lichens have properties...