ODOCOILEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Odocoileus mean? 

• ODOCOILEUS (noun)
  The noun ODOCOILEUS has 1 sense:

1. North American deer

  Familiarity information: ODOCOILEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ODOCOILEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American deer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus

Hypernyms ("Odocoileus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Odocoileus"):

Odocoileus Virginianus; Virginia deer; white-tailed deer; white tail; whitetail; whitetail deer (common North American deer; tail has a white underside)

burro deer; mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus (long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers)

Holonyms ("Odocoileus" is a member of...):

Cervidae; family Cervidae (deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer)