Phrase guide

white-tailed deer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized deer found throughout most of North and Central America and northern portions of South America; Odocoileus virginianus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

common North American deer; tail has a white underside

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Virginia deer, white tail, whitetail, whitetail deer, Odocoileus Virginianus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deer, cervid

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: белоопашат елен (beloopašat elen) — type of deer
  • Catalan: cérvol de Virgínia — type of deer
  • Cheyenne: oómêsta'hasené-váótséva — type of deer
  • Comanche: piʔtohtsíaʔ — type of deer
  • Dutch: witstaarthert — type of deer
  • Dutch: strandhert — type of deer
  • Dutch: savannehert — type of deer
  • Estonian: valgesaba — type of deer
  • Finnish: valkohäntäpeura — type of deer
  • French: cerf de Virginie — type of deer
  • French: chevreuil — type of deer
  • Galician: cervo virxiniano — type of deer
  • German: Weißwedelhirsch — type of deer
  • Irish: fia earrbhán — type of deer
  • Italian: cervo della Virginia — type of deer
  • Italian: cervo dalla coda bianca — type of deer
  • Kari'na: jakarawa — type of deer
  • Miami: ayaapia moohswa — type of deer
  • Nahuatl: mazatl — type of deer
  • Navajo: bįįh bitseełgaiígíí — type of deer
  • Papiamentu: biná — type of deer
  • Portuguese: suaçuapara — type of deer
  • Portuguese: cariacu — type of deer
  • Portuguese: veado-de-cauda-branca — type of deer
  • Quechua: yuraqchupa luwichu — type of deer
  • Russian: белохво́стый оле́нь (beloxvóstyj olénʹ) — type of deer
  • Spanish: venado de cola blanca — type of deer
  • Spanish: venado gris — type of deer
  • Spanish: ciervo de cola blanca — type of deer
  • Spanish: venado de Virginia — type of deer
  • Spanish: ciervo de Virginia — type of deer
  • Sranan Tongo: woyodia — type of deer
  • Sranan Tongo: sabanadia — type of deer
  • Swedish: vitsvanshjort — type of deer
  • Trió: aruma — type of deer
  • Turkish: ak kuyruklu geyik — type of deer
  • Unami: weòptias — type of deer
  • Wayana: kapan — type of deer