woodland caribou

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a species of caribou (def. 1), Rangifer tarandus, of the forested areas of northern Canada.

Quotations

1853

. . . he had killed three caribou, of the large variety known as "woodland caribou." These are a species of the reindeer (Cervus tarandus). . . .

1863

The Caribou, or American Reindeer [is] sometimes called the Woodland Caribou, to distinguish it from the Barren Ground Caribou .

1897

The woodland caribou is found throughout the lake and upper river country.

1965

The woodland caribou eats about the same forage as the barren-ground caribou. . . .