DCHP-1 Online
Sitka deer [< Sitka (Alaska) < Tlingit] 
a smaller subspecies, Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis, of the blacktail deer.
See also: blacktail(ed) deer
- 1945 The Yukon form [of the Black-tail deer] . . . is Sitka deer. . . .
- 1952 The Pacific coast with its mild humid climate and luxuriant forests is inhabited by . . . the Sitka deer. . . .
- 1945 The Yukon form [of the Black-tail deer] . . . is Sitka deer. . . .