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antler one of a pair of bony growths on the head of most kinds of deer. Male elk, moose, and white-tailed deer all grow antlers with branches or prongs. Deer grow new antlers every year. Caribou and reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both the males and the females.
cavy any of a number of tailless or short-tailed rodents originally of South America, including the guinea pig, capybara, and agouti.
deer a mammal with short fur, long legs, and a long neck. Deer have hooves on their feet and can run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Caribou, elk, moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer are all kinds of deer.
gopher a short-tailed burrowing rodent of North and Central America that has external cheek pouches; pocket gopher. [1/2 definitions]
grivet a small, long-tailed monkey of North Africa that has olive-gray fur and a dark face and paws, and that lives on the ground.
hamster any of several short-tailed, round-bodied Eurasian rodents that have large cheek pouches, often kept as pets or laboratory animals.
kangaroo rat any of various long-tailed and long-legged jumping rodents of desert regions in Mexico and the western United States, or a similar one of Australia.
lake trout a large gray fork-tailed trout found in the Great Lakes and other lakes of the northern United States and Canada.
langur any of several slender, long-tailed Asian monkeys that have a chin tuft and bushy eyebrows.
lemming any of various mouselike, short-tailed, arctic rodents, esp. the European species which is noted for mass migrations that periodically result in large numbers drowning at sea.
pack rat a large, bushy-tailed, North American rodent known to gather and hide small objects in its nest. [1/2 definitions]
rabbit any of a variety of long-eared, short-tailed, furry burrowing mammals, including the hare and the cottontail. [1/2 definitions]
racerunner any of several fast-moving long-tailed American lizards.
rat any of several long-tailed rodents that resemble but are larger than mice. [1/4 definitions]
swift any of various long-winged, streamlined, short-tailed birds capable of very rapid flight. [1/7 definitions]
thrasher any of several long-tailed songbirds of the Western Hemisphere that are related to mockingbirds and resemble thrushes. [1/2 definitions]
vespertilionid any of several long-tailed insectivorous bats.
Virginia deer the white-tailed deer.
white-tailed deer an animal with antlers, long legs, and hooves. White-tailed deer are mammals. They live in woodlands of northern South America, Central America, and the United States, and are very common in the eastern United States. They are closely related to moose and other kinds of deer.