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roe deer

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roe deer
n.
A rather small, delicately formed Eurasian deer (Capreolus capreolus) having short branched antlers in the male and a brownish coat.
roe deer
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small graceful deer, Capreolus capreolus, of woodlands of Europe and Asia. The antlers are small and the summer coat is reddish-brown
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Noun1.roe deer - small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlersroe deer - small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
Capreolus capreolus
cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
Capreolus, genus Capreolus - roe deer
roebuck - male roe deer
roe deer noun
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collective noun bevy
Translations
roe deer [ˈrəʊˌdɪəʳ] n (species) → capriolo; (female deer, pl inv) → capriolo femmina
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Among these pathogens, 2 zoonotic Babesia species have been described in Europe: the well-known cattle parasite Babesia divergens (1) and the more recently reported roe deer parasite Babesia sp.
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She is now caring for a seventh month-old roe deer, which had been found unconscious and starving in a field" CAPTION(S): TAKING CARE .
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