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Definitions for Caribou
[1] any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
[2] a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, of Arctic regions of North America, having large branched antlers in the male and female: also occurs in Europe and Asia, where it is called a reindeer Also called (Canadian): tuktu
[3] Canadian a mixed drink containing wine and grain alcohol
Words nearby Caribou
caribbees, caribe, caribees, cariboo, cariboo mountains, caribou, caribou inuit, caricature, caricature plant, caricom, carie
Origin of Caribou
1665–75, Americanism ; < Canadian French caribou, replacing earlier English caribo, both < Micmac γalipu derivative (agent noun) of γalipi- shovel snow < Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipi-; called the snow-shoveler from its habit of scraping aside snow with its front hoofs in search of food
Word origin for Caribou
C18: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin; compare Micmac khalibu literally: scratcher