| Pronunciation: | 'row`buk | ||
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| Definition: | [n] male roe deer | ||
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| See Also: | Capreolus capreolus, roe deer | ||
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| Definition: | \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small European and Asiatic deer ({Capreolus capr[ae]a})
having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the
summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and
graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high
grounds.
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