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| caribou |
any of several large deer related to reindeer, having branched antlers in both males and females and found in the far northern regions of North America. |
| deer |
any of a family of large, swift, hoofed mammals, such as the white-tailed deer or the reindeer, the males of which usu. have antlers that grow and are shed yearly. [1/2 definitions] |
| mukluk |
a soft boot of reindeer skin or sealskin, worn by Eskimos. [1/2 definitions] |
| reindeer |
any of several related large deer found in the colder regions of Scandinavia, Russia, Greenland, and Canada, both sexes of which have branching antlers. In North America, reindeer are called caribou. |
| Samoyed |
one of a Russian breed of dog that had a thick white or cream-colored coat, a bushy tail, and erect ears, used to pull sleds and herd reindeer. [1/3 definitions] |
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