capreolus capraea

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capreolus capraea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Roebuck \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zool.)
     A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea)
     having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the
     summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and
     graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high
     grounds.
     [1913 Webster]