- barren ground caribou
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a migrating caribou of the North American tundra and taiga, having many-branched slender antlers.Also, Barren Ground caribou.[1820-30]
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Barren Ground caribou — Barren Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barren Ground caribou — Caribou Car i*bou (k[a^]r [i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.] (Zo[ o]l.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species ({Rangifer Caribou}). [1913 Webster] {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}. {Woodland caribou}, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barren-ground Caribou — Taxobox name = ( albino ) Barren ground Caribou status = LR/lc image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Theria ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Cervidae subfamilia = Odocoilinae genus = Rangifer species … Wikipedia
barren ground caribou — noun of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus • Syn: ↑Rangifer arcticus • Hypernyms: ↑caribou, ↑reindeer, ↑Greenland caribou, ↑Rangifer tarandus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Barren Ground bear — Barren Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caribou — Car i*bou (k[a^]r [i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.] (Zo[ o]l.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species ({Rangifer Caribou}). [1913 Webster] {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}. {Woodland caribou}, the common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barren — Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barren flower — Barren Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barren Grounds — Barren Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caribou Inuit — ethnic group group=Caribou Inuit poptime=3,000 popplace=Nunavut rels=Christianity, Shamanism langs=Inuktitut related=Copper InuitCaribou Inuit, Barren ground Caribou hunters, are bands of inland Inuit who lived west of Hudson Bay in northern… … Wikipedia
