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Sitka deer
[< Sitka (Alaska) < Tlingit]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a smaller subspecies, Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis, of the blacktail deer.
See: blacktail(ed) deer
Quotations
1945
The Yukon form [of the Black-tail deer] . . . is Sitka deer. . . .
1952
The Pacific coast with its mild humid climate and luxuriant forests is inhabited by . . . the Sitka deer. . . .