Père David's deer

noun

Père Da·​vid's deer

¦perdə¦vēdz-,

(ˈ)per¦dāvə̇dz-

: a large grayish deer (Elaphurus davidianus) having long slender antlers and probably originating in northern China but known only from domesticated herds

Word History

Etymology

after Père Armand David †1900 French Catholic missionary and naturalist

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