mule deer

English - Turkish

Definition of mule deer in English Turkish dictionary

katır geyiği

English - English

Definition of mule deer in English English dictionary

A deer, found in western North America

A brownish-gray deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America, having long mulelike ears, large branching antlers in the male, and a black-tipped tail. Also called black-tailed deer. Large-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that lives alone or in small groups at high altitudes in summer and lower altitudes in winter. Mule deer stand 3-3.5 ft (90-105 cm) and are yellowish brown in summer, grayish brown in winter. The tail is white with a black tip, except on the black-tailed deer (O. h. columbianus), a Pacific Northwest subspecies. The male's antlers fork twice above a short tine near the base; a mature male normally has five tines on each antler. It is related to the white-tailed deer

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

Turkish pronunciation

myul dîr

Pronunciation

/ˈmyo͞ol ˈdər/ /ˈmjuːl ˈdɪr/

Etymology

[ 'myü(&)l ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French mul, from Latin mulus.