: caribou—used especially for one of the Old World
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a large herd of reindeer
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Feed Britain’s only free-ranging herd of reindeer.—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026 And once again got into the Christmas spirit with reindeer sunglasses and holiday sweaters when the holiday season rolled around.—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Food-wise, De Vries’s tips include the terroir-worship set menus at Gaptrast, the more relaxed female-run Lola Bistro and Moon, celebrating the native cooking of French brothers Jules and Nicola Selukov—with the reindeer hotdog at the Tekroneren stand also worthy of the persistent queues.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Earlier finds have revealed bones of mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer and wild horse, alongside stone tools and evidence of human occupation across multiple periods.—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reindeer
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Etymology
Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer + Middle English deer animal, deer