资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A ruminant of the genus {Cervus}, of many
species, and of related genera of the family {Cervid[ae]}.
The males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.
Note: The deer hunted in England is {Cervus elaphus}, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {C. dama};
the common American deer is {C. Virginianus}; the
blacktailed deer of Western North America is {C.
Columbianus}; and the mule deer of the same region is
{C. macrotis}. See {Axis}, {Fallow deer}, {Mule deer},
{Reindeer}.
Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
{Deer mouse} (Zo["o]l.), the white-footed mouse ({Hesperomys
leucopus}) of America.
{Small deer}, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) ``Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer.'' --G. P. Marsh.
Stag \Stag\, n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a
doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a
large European species closely related to the American
elk, or wapiti.
(b) The male of certain other species of large deer.
2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A castrated bull; -- called also {bull stag}, and {bull
seg}. See the Note under {Ox}.
4. (Stock Exchange)
(a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a
member of the exchange. [Cant]
(b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new
projects, with a view to sell immediately at a
premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]
5. (Zo["o]l.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]
{Stag beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Lucanus} and allied
genera, especially {L. cervus} of Europe and {L. dama} of
the United States. The mandibles are large and branched,
or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten
wood of dead trees. Called also {horned bug}, and {horse
beetle}.
{Stag dance}, a dance by men only. [slang, U.S.]
{Stag hog} (Zo["o]l.), the babiroussa.
{Stag-horn coral} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
large branching corals of the genus {Madrepora}, which
somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially
{Madrepora cervicornis}, and {M. palmata}, of Florida and
the West Indies.
{Stag-horn fern} (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern
({Platycerium alcicorne}) having the large fronds branched
like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.
{Stag-horn sumac} (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus
typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See {Sumac}.
{Stag party}, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]
{Stag tick} (Zo["o]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the
family {Hippoboscid[ae]}, which lives upon the stag and in
usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the
European grouse, but in that case has wings.
{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}.
{Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite.
{Red coral} (Zo["o]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium
rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}.
{Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of
the English.
(b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva
cross}, under {Geneva}.
{Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.
{Red deer}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests
of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very
similar to the American elk, or wapiti.
(b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}.
{Red duck} (Zo["o]l.), a European reddish brown duck
({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}.
{Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}.
{Red empress} (Zo["o]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}.
{Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii})
found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued
for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to
other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the
American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}.
{Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}.
{Red flag}. See under {Flag}.
{Red fox} (Zo["o]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes
fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color.
{Red grouse} (Zo["o]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See
under {Ptarmigan}.
{Red gum}, or {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight
Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus
amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum
resin. See {Eucalyptus}.
{Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum['e], fingers erect,
borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called
also {Badge of Ulster}.
{Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
Elaphine \El"a*phine\, a. [Gr. ? stag.] (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or
{Cervus elaphus}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Cervus elaphus
n : common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: {red deer}]