DCHP-3

woodland reindeer

Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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

Quotations

1852
Whether these be the same with the woodland reindeer, which inhabit the southern districts of Rupert's Land and the adjoining parts of Canada . . . has not been determined, no comparison having been instituted.