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caribou

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caribou /ˈkerəˌbuː/ noun
plural caribou or caribous
caribou
/ˈkerəˌbuː/
noun
plural caribou or caribous
Learner's definition of CARIBOU
[count]
: a large type of deer that lives in northern parts of the world驯鹿
◊ The word caribou is used especially to refer to these animals when they live in North America. The word reindeer is used for these animals when they live in other parts of the world.单词caribou尤指生活在北美的驯鹿,reindeer则指生活在世界其他地方的驯鹿。
see picture at deer
BNC: 29608 COCA: 13012

caribou

noun

car·​i·​bou ˈker-ə-ˌbü How to pronounce caribou (audio)
ˈka-rə-
plural caribou or caribous
: a large gregarious deer (Rangifer tarandus) of Holarctic taiga and tundra that usually has palmate antlers in both sexes
used especially for one of the New World

called also reindeer

Illustration of caribou

Illustration of caribou

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Those chickadees and Dall sheep and caribou are out there now, scratching at the quiet, muted landscape, using marvelous adaptations to survive in a place most creatures can’t. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2020 The Denali, at least on the east side of the highway, is devoid of caribou. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 Half a million caribou migrate through the park each fall. Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 Since the efforts began in 2013, the herd has grown from 38 to 114, thanks to a strategy focused on protecting vulnerable caribou like pregnant mothers and calves. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2022 Two Indigenous groups joined forces with scientists, government, and businesses to triple the number of caribou in a British Columbia herd. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2022 The Gwich’in Nation relies on those caribou, and other natural resources in ANWR, to support their way of life. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 4 June 2021 The recent caribou and moose hunt restrictions will be in effect for both 2022 and 2023 to assess the effectiveness of the closures, Heinlein said. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022 Oquilluk worked with the village reindeer herds that had filled the niche on the tundra of the vanished wild caribou, and later found work at gold and tin mines on the peninsula, on river barges as a pilot, and on the docks at Nome. Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French, from Micmac γalipu

First Known Use

circa 1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caribou was circa 1665
BNC: 29608 COCA: 13012

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