: caribou—used especially for one of the Old World
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a large herd of reindeer
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The tumbler version offers three holiday designs (snowflake, reindeer, or tree) and retails for $22.—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025 From reindeer sleigh rides to the Northern Lights, this destination delivers the perfect winter escape.—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025 The reindeer’s quirk is its ability to change eye color with the seasons, a phenomenon unique among mammals.—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 Stuffed inside this Advent calendar is a small village’s worth of kawaii plush animals—tiny Christmas owls, reindeer, a little cartoon boba tea, and more.—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 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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