: caribou—used especially for one of the Old World
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a large herd of reindeer
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Season 2 will introduce Mikaela Hoover as the voice of the blue-nosed reindeer-boy Tony Tony Chopper, and Charithra Chandran as the mysterious Miss Wednesday.—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025 That’s because when high-altitude clouds of sulfur dioxide eventually form sulfuric acid, the resulting acid rain will help destroy the forests, jungles, crops, tigers, penguins, and reindeer that SAI was supposed to protect.—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025 Inside a gorgeous mountain lodge nestled at the foot of Utah's Wasatch Range, nine telegenic men are preparing to show off their sexiest reindeer poses.—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025 In Scandinavia, people traveled during the harsh winter months by being towed behind a reindeer on long wooden skis.—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reindeer
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Etymology
Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer + Middle English deer animal, deer
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