noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:W AY1 T T EY2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:HH W AY1 T T EY2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:HH W AY1 T EY2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
common North American deer; tail has a white underside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Virginia deer, white tail, white-tailed deer, whitetail deer, Odocoileus Virginianus