roe deer
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Tweet n. Either of two small deer (Capreolus capreolus of Europe and southwest Asia or C. pygargus of Central and East Asia), having a brownish coat, a black nose, and three- to four-tined antlers in the male. [Middle English ro, the roe deer Capreolus capreolus, from Old English rā, rāha.] |
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