fallow deer

noun

a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.

Origin of fallow deer

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby fallow deer

fallopio, fallot's tetralogy, fallot's triad, fallout, fallow, fallow deer, falls, fallujah, falmouth, false, false acacia

Example sentences from the Web for fallow deer

It looked somewhat like the young of the fallow-deer, and might have been taken for an overgrown fawn.

The Plant Hunters |Mayne Reid
They are about the size of fallow-deer, and have simply forked antlers.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 |Various
In the glades of Tabor it is said that the fallow-deer still lingers, but we never came across one of them.

Palestine |Claude Reignier Conder
They are not so large as in Europe, but much larger than any Fallow-Deer.

A New Voyage to Carolina |John Lawson

They were much larger than the red or fallow-deer, though not unlike them in shape and colour.

The Desert Home |Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for fallow deer

fallow deer

noun

either of two deer, Dama dama or D. mesopotamica, native to the Mediterranean region and Persia respectively. The antlers are flattened and the summer coat is reddish with white spots

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fallow deer

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