| Pronunciation: | 'falow deer | ||
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| Definition: | [n] small Eurasian deer | ||
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| Synonyms: | Dama dama | ||
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| See Also: | cervid, Dama, deer, genus Dama | ||
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| Definition: | \Fal"low deer`\ [So called from its fallow or pale yellow color.] (Zo["o]l.) A European species of deer ({Cervus dama}), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks. | ||
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| Definition: | Deut. 14:5 (R.V., "Wild goat"); 1 Kings 4:23 (R.V., "roebucks"). This animal, called in Hebrew _yahmur_, from a word meaning "to be red," is regarded by some as the common fallow-deer, the Cervus dama, which is said to be found very generally over Western and Southern Asia. It is called "fallow" from its pale-red or yellow colour. Some interpreters, however, regard the name as designating the bubale, Antelope bubale, the "wild cow" of North Africa, which is about the size of a stag, like the hartebeest of South Africa. A species of deer has been found at Mount Carmel which is called _yahmur_ by the Arabs. It is said to be similar to the European roebuck. | ||
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