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# deer

noun (a deer, deer — plural is the same)

«deer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A deer is a wild animal with long thin legs and brown fur that eats plants and runs fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#m1)
2. Male deer (stags or bucks) often have antlers, which fall off and grow back each year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x1)
- A herd of deer was grazing in the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x2)
- The stag has big antlers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x3)
- A baby deer is called a fawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x4)
- Two deer ran across the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x5)
- Reindeer are a kind of deer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x6)
- Deer eat grass, leaves and acorns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x7)
- Watch out for deer when driving at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x8)
- Another's stray shot had killed the deer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/#x9)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deer.html) on Mova free.