Dictionary entry

Caribou

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Car″i‐bou (kăr″ĭ‐bo͞o), n.(Zoöl.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).

Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren. — Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou) of the northern forests of America.