fallow deer

a small European deer (Dama dama) having a yellowish coat spotted with white in summer

Origin: see fallow

See fallow deer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small Eurasian deer (Dama dama) having a yellowish-red coat spotted with white in summer and broad, flattened antlers in the male.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete fallow, reddish-yellow

Origin: , from Middle English falow, falwe

Origin: , from Old English fealu; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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