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fallow deer
noun
: a deer (Dama dama synonym Cervus dama) of variable color with palmate antlers in the male and typically a yellow-brown coat spotted with white in the summer that was originally of Mediterranean regions of Europe and Asia but has been introduced elsewhere
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The photographer had a face-to-face surprise encounter with this red fox while on the lookout for fallow deer and stonechats.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Under current law, licensed individuals can breed not only whitetails, but also elk, fallow deer, and any other nonnative species that was brought into Alabama prior to 2006.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2025
Blackbuck antelope, exotic European fallow deer, and Japanese beef cattle are among the creatures that dwell on the property.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree’s 3500-acre rewilding and regenerative farming project has turned marginal lands into a home to a remarkable array of wildlife—everything from red and fallow deer to Exmoor ponies and turtle doves roam free here—and an abundance of flora.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
According to The British Deer Society, the white animal could've been a fallow deer, a species of deer found in Europe that comes in several color types, including white.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
Marine mines drifting in from the Black Sea stalled the release of fallow deer, and monitoring activities of Dalmatian Pelicans were limited to binoculars and telescopes because parts of the Delta were restricted by the Ukrainian government.
—Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 23 July 2023
Within a few years, a handful of cornerstone species, including marmots, red and fallow deer, wild hamsters, and koniks—ponies thought to be distant descendants of the now extinct European wild horse—were once again roaming the countryside.
—Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 23 July 2023
Other finds at the site suggested Neanderthals hunted a wide array of animals across a lake landscape populated by wildhorses, fallow deer and red deer.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Under current law, licensed individuals can breed not only whitetails, but also elk, fallow deer, and any other nonnative species that was brought into Alabama prior to 2006.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2025
Blackbuck antelope, exotic European fallow deer, and Japanese beef cattle are among the creatures that dwell on the property.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree’s 3500-acre rewilding and regenerative farming project has turned marginal lands into a home to a remarkable array of wildlife—everything from red and fallow deer to Exmoor ponies and turtle doves roam free here—and an abundance of flora.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
According to The British Deer Society, the white animal could've been a fallow deer, a species of deer found in Europe that comes in several color types, including white.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
Marine mines drifting in from the Black Sea stalled the release of fallow deer, and monitoring activities of Dalmatian Pelicans were limited to binoculars and telescopes because parts of the Delta were restricted by the Ukrainian government.
—Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 23 July 2023
Within a few years, a handful of cornerstone species, including marmots, red and fallow deer, wild hamsters, and koniks—ponies thought to be distant descendants of the now extinct European wild horse—were once again roaming the countryside.
—Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 23 July 2023
Other finds at the site suggested Neanderthals hunted a wide array of animals across a lake landscape populated by wildhorses, fallow deer and red deer.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
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“Fallow deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallow%20deer. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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