DEER, n. Sing. And plu. [Gr. A wild beast. The primary sense is simply roving, wild, untamed; hence, a wild beast.] A quadruped of the genus Cervus, of several species, as the stag, the fallow deer, the roe-buck, the rane or rane-deer, _c. These animals are wild and hunted in the forest, or kept in parks. Their flesh called venison, is deemed excellent food.
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