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The correct spelling is deer.
How to pronounce deer
/diːɹ/
nounIPA: /diːɹ/
Say it like: Dee-r
The correct spelling is deer. A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla For example: "I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road."
Usage Examples
“I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road.”
“Oh, I've never had deer before.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla
- 2.(in particular) one of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk
- 3.The meat of such an animal; venison.
- 4.(except in the phrase "small deer") an animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
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