HyperDic: caribou

English > 1 sense of the word caribou:
NOUNanimalcaribou, reindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandusArctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
caribou > pronunciation
Soundskeh'rihbuw.
Rhymesbabu ... taboo: 8 rhymes with buw...
English > caribou: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningArctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called 'reindeer' in Eurasia and 'caribou' in North America.
Synonymsreindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus
Member ofRangifer, genus Rangiferreindeer or caribou
Narrowerbarren ground caribou, Rangifer arcticusOf tundra of northern Canada
woodland caribou, Rangifer caribouAny of several large caribou living in coniferous forests / forests of southern Canada
Broaderdeer, cerviddistinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
Spanishcaribú, rangífero, rangifer tarandus, reno
Catalancaribú, rangifer tarandus, Rangifer tarandus, ren

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