noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹəʊˌdɪə/
General-American:/ˈɹoʊˌdɪɹ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chevreuil, roe
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Capreolus capreolus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deer, cervid
Narrower terms: roebuck
History
Etymology
From Middle English ro der, roadeor, from Old English rāhdēor (“roe deer”), corresponding to roe + deer. Cognate with Icelandic rádýr, Swedish rådjur, Norwegian and Danish rådyr.
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kaproll
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Albanian:
sorkadhe
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Arabic:
يَحْمُور
(yaḥmūr)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Arabic:
يَأْمُور
(yaʔmūr)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Aragonese:
corzo
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Armenian:
այծյամ
(aycyam)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Asturian:
corciu
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Asturian:
corcia
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Azerbaijani:
cüyür
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Bashkir:
ҡоралай
(qoralay)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Bashkir:
илек
(ilek)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Basque:
orkatz
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Belarusian:
казу́ля
(kazúlja)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Breton:
yourc’h
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Bulgarian:
сърна́
(sǎrná)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Catalan:
cabirol
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Chinese Mandarin:
西方狍
(xīfāngpáo)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Czech:
srna
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Czech:
srnec
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Danish:
rådyr
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Dutch:
ree
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Esperanto:
kapreolo
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Estonian:
metskits
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Ewe:
afia
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Faroese:
rádýr
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Finnish:
metsäkauris
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
French:
chevreuil
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
West-Frisian:
ree
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Friulian:
cjavrûl
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Galician:
corzo
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Georgian:
შველი
(šveli)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
German:
Reh
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Greek:
ζαρκάδι
(zarkádi)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Ancient Greek:
δορκάς
(dorkás)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
Ancient Greek:
πρόξ
(próx)
— Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus
