Père Da·vid's deer (pâr dä-v dz, d v dz)n. A large reddish-brown Chinese deer (Elaphurus davidianus) surviving only in domesticated herds and having antlers whose tips point backward, a long donkeylike tail, and hooves that make a cracking sound in walking. [After Père Armand David (1826-1900), French missionary and naturalist.] |
Père David's deer
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large grey deer, Elaphurus davidianus, surviving only in captivity as descendants of a herd preserved in the Imperial hunting park near Beijing
[named after Father A. David (died 1900), French missionary]
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