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hirvi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deer noun A hoofed, often antlered mammal of the family Cervidae, such as a stag, doe, or elk.
  • moose noun A very large member of the deer family found in North America, with the male carrying broad, flat antlers.
  • venison noun The meat of a deer, or more broadly, meat from any wild game animal that was hunted rather than farmed.

Senses

hirvi is used for these senses in English:

  • deer (countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.
  • moose The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
  • venison The meat of a deer, typically one that had lived in its own natural habitat.

deer — full definition

  1. noun A hoofed, often antlered mammal of the family Cervidae, such as a stag, doe, or elk.
  2. noun The meat of such an animal; venison.

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