red deer

noun

: elk sense 1a

—used for one of the Old World

Examples of red deer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In any number of species—elephant seals, red deer, rattlesnakes—the privilege of mating is settled by a fight. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

That proto-elk spread throughout Europe and into North Africa, becoming those continents’ red deer. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Two years later Schaller and two fellow researchers discovered a surviving herd of Tibetan red deer, another species previously thought to be extinct. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 June 2026

Populations of lynx, moose, red deer and even free-roaming packs of dogs have rebounded. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for red deer

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

Kids Definition

red deer

noun

: elk sense 2

—used for one of Europe, Africa, and Asia

Geographical Definition

Red Deer

geographical name

1

river 385 miles (620 kilometers) long in southern Alberta, Canada, flowing east and southeast into the South Saskatchewan River

2

city in south central Alberta, Canada, on the Red Deer River south of Edmonton population 90,564