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Barren Ground(s) caribou 
1 a subspecies of caribou (def. 1) native to the tundra of northern Canada, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus.
See also: Barren Ground(s) reindeer caribou (def. 1)
- 1829 The Barren-Ground caribou bears horns twice the size of those of the woodland variety, notwithstanding that the latter is a much larger animal.
- 1953 The Barren Ground caribou is lighter both in colour and weight than the woodland species. . . .
- 1965 In Government terminology . . . "tuktu" is a barren ground caribou.
2 in Newfoundland, a similar species, Rangifer tarandus caribou.
- 1958 . . . the spring-time migration of rangifer tarandus (Newfoundland's barren land caribou) . . . to summer grazing grounds in Newfoundland's interior has marked the coming of spring.
- 1829 The Barren-Ground caribou bears horns twice the size of those of the woodland variety, notwithstanding that the latter is a much larger animal.