red deer

noun — 2 senses

red deer

noun

US /ɹɛd dɪɹ/ · UK /ɹɛd dɪə/

1

A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia.

2

Dated The wapiti or North American elk, Cervus canadensis, a deer species of North America, long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer.

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