Greenland caribou

/ˌgrinlənd ˌkɛrəˈbu/

Definitions of Greenland caribou

1. noun

   Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called 'reindeer' in Eurasia and 'caribou' in North America
   synonyms: Rangifer tarandus, caribou, reindeer

   types:

   Rangifer caribou, woodland caribou

   any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

   Rangifer arcticus, barren ground caribou

   of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

   type of:

   cervid, deer

   distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers