Rangifer
noun
Ran·gi·fer
\ˈranjəfə(r)\
Definition of Rangifer
: a genus consisting of the domestic and wild reindeer and caribous
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Origin and Etymology of rangifer
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, reindeer, probably modification of Middle French rangier, from Old Norse hreindȳri — more at reindeer
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