Red deer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
    elk; Cervus elaphus; American elk; wapiti.

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Definitions
  1. . (Zoöl.) (a) The common stag (Cervus elaphus), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See Deer.

Webster 1913