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Dawson caribou [< G.M. Dawson, 1849-1901, Canadian geologist and surveyor] 
an extinct sub-species of caribou (def. 1), Rangifer torandus dawsoni, found only on Graham Island of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
- 1964 For example, the Dawson caribou seems to have been "on the way out" naturally; man's appearance on the scene only hastened the process slightly.
- 1964 For example, the Dawson caribou seems to have been "on the way out" naturally; man's appearance on the scene only hastened the process slightly.