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roebuck
CIDE DICTIONARY
roebuck, n. [1st roe + buck.].
A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capræa ) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
roebuck
Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer, fawn, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose, mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer, springbok, stag, wildebeestFor further exploring for "roebuck" in Webster Dictionary Online