Deer
Deer noun - Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
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Reindeer and deer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reindeer" instead a noun "Deer".
Nearby Word: deerskin
Reindeer
Reindeer noun - Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America.
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- Also, most reindeer in fiction do not resemble the real animals, instead looking more like mule deer or white-tailed deer.
Source: Artistic License Biology -
Though granted, the deer are usually portrayed looking like some sort of white-tailed deer lookalike species instead of real reindeer, so maybe Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit" is in effect.
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Most reindeer appearing in many Christmas specials look absolutely nothing like their real-life counterparts, instead looking more like mule deer, roe deer, or white tailed deer.
Source: Informed Species
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