Synonyms for reindeer

Most common

deer · mountain reindeer · caribou

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

   Santa Claus' sleigh is supposedly pulled by nine reindeer

Related words

Phrases

mountain reindeer

Forms

Plural

reindeers → caribous…

Example sentences

• deer Deer are the best thing to ever grace this planet.
• caribou Caribou eat almost only lichen during the winter.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

deer¹

7 letters

caribou³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caribou³ = 3 syllables).

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