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Definition of: caribou
(kar′ə·b
) noun
The North American reindeer. The woodland caribou (Rangifer caribou) is found from Maine to Lake Superior and northward, and the smaller and lighter colored (sometimes white) Barren Grounds caribou (R. arcticus) in the treeless arctic regions. [<Canadian F <Algonquian khalibu pawer, scratcher]
(About 4 feet high at the shoulder)
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