caribou

English

/ˈkɛɹəbu/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.

Etymology

Derived from Mi'kmaq qalipu (caribou) derived from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (caribou, it shovels snow).

Origin

Proto-Algonquian

*maka·lipowa

Gloss

caribou, it shovels snow

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