caribou

CEFRB2

/ˈkæɹəbu/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large deer found in northern regions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

Examples

  • Caribou can spot wolves using their ultraviolet vision.

  • Caribou migrate up to 5000 km each year.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkærɪbuː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A rural area of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  2. Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.

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During winter, the herd of blank migrated south across the frozen tundra to find food.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”; compare qalipi, “to shovel snow”), from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou”, literally “it shovels snow”).