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Barren Ground(s) caribou
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
a subspecies of caribou (def. 1) native to the tundra of northern Canada, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus.
Quotations
1829
The Barren-Ground caribou bears horns twice the size of those of the woodland variety, notwithstanding that the latter is a much larger animal.
1953
The Barren Ground caribou is lighter both in colour and weight than the woodland species. . . .
1965
In Government terminology . . . "tuktu" is a barren ground caribou.
2
in Newfoundland, a similar species, Rangifer tarandus caribou.
Quotations
1958
. . . the spring-time migration of rangifer tarandus (Newfoundland's barren land caribou) . . . to summer grazing grounds in Newfoundland's interior has marked the coming of spring.