MULE DEER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mule deer mean? 

• MULE DEER (noun)
  The noun MULE DEER has 1 sense:

1. long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers

  Familiarity information: MULE DEER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MULE DEER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

burro deer; mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus

Hypernyms ("mule deer" is a kind of...):

cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mule deer"):

black-tailed deer; blacktail; blacktail deer; Odocoileus hemionus columbianus (mule deer of western Rocky Mountains)

Holonyms ("mule deer" is a member of...):

genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus (North American deer)

 Context examples 

Mule deer populations are closely monitored and counted by biologists and land managers, in part to determine population trends over time, which helps them set the proper number of hunting permits to issue.

(Tracking Deer by NASA Satellite, NASA)

Mule deer birth rates peak shortly before the peak of annual plant growth, when food sources are increasing.

(Tracking Deer by NASA Satellite, NASA)

Mule deer mothers are in sync with their environment, with reproduction patterns that closely match the cycles of plant growth in their habitat.

(Tracking Deer by NASA Satellite, NASA)

So by measuring the greenness of the mule deer habitat, scientists were able to mark the beginning and peak of the plant growing season – and the fawning season.

(Tracking Deer by NASA Satellite, NASA)