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woods caribou wood caribou

• a species of caribou (def. 1), Rangifer tarandus, of the forested areas of northern Canada.

  See also: caribou (def. 1)  woodland caribou  

  • 1873, 1904  Now and again a wood Cariboo crossed the track.
  • 1897  There are two species of caribou in the country. One--the ordinary kind--is found in most parts of the north. This much resembles and is generally spoken of as the reindeer. The other is known as the "Wood caribou," being a much larger and more beautiful animal.
  • 1956  It was a woods caribou, standing in midstream and nibbling at some grass that sprouted in the water.