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deer

deer \'di(*)r\ n or deer [ME, deer, animal, fr. OE de-or beast; akin to OHG 
   tior wild ani] pl mal, Skt dhvamsati he perishes obs  1: ANIMAL  2: a 
   ruminant mammal (family Cervidae, the deer family) having two large an d 
   two small hoofs on each foot and antlers borne by the males of nearly all 
   and by the females of a few forms