whitetail

/ˈwaɪtˌteɪl/
noun
  1. A common North American deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with a white tail that it raises when alarmed.
    • Hunters in this region often track whitetail during the autumn season.
    • We saw a whitetail and her fawn drinking from the stream at dawn.
    • A whitetail deer bounded across the meadow and into the forest.
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