deer
part of speech
noun (a deer, deer — plural is the same)
meaning for a pupil
1) A deer is a wild animal with long thin legs and brown fur that eats plants and runs fast. tree →
2) Male deer (stags or bucks) often have antlers, which fall off and grow back each year. tree →
sense in the lessons
In nature and science lessons, deer are mammals and herbivores that live in forests and fields in North America, Britain, Ireland and New Zealand; they are prey for wolves and mountain lions. Kinds include red deer, roe deer, white-tailed deer and reindeer (caribou). In safety, deer can jump into roads, especially at dawn and dusk; and do not go near deer in the mating season, or near a mother with a fawn. Phrases: a herd of deer, baby deer (fawn), deer park.
examples
- We saw a deer at the edge of the woods. tree →
- A herd of deer was grazing in the field. tree →
- The stag has big antlers. tree →
- A baby deer is called a fawn. tree →
- Two deer ran across the road. tree →
- Reindeer are a kind of deer. tree →
- Deer eat grass, leaves and acorns. tree →
- Watch out for deer when driving at night. tree →
- Another's stray shot had killed the deer. tree →
note
Plural is the same: one deer, two deer (not «deers»). Do not confuse with «dear» (loved, or expensive), which sounds the same. Male: stag or buck; female: doe or hind; baby: fawn. Meat from deer is venison.
In the corpora
- Reindeer are the only deer in which both males and females usually grow antlers.
- Deer see fewer colours than we do, so to them an orange tiger looks much like the green and brown leaves around it.
- Hard deer hooves grip soil and snow but slip on smooth ice, so real deer avoid frozen ponds where they can.
- So deer have antlers, not horns.
- A poison that only makes a deer feel sick can be very dangerous for a small child.
Trees and pragmatics
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