caribou

3 definitions found

caribou - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.]
     (Zool.)
     The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland
     species (Rangifer Caribou).
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren.
  
     Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou)
        of the northern forests of America.
        [1913 Webster]

caribou - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  caribou
      n 1: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called
           `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America [syn:
           caribou, reindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus
           ]

caribou - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Caribou, ME (city, FIPS 10565)
    Location: 46.86679 N, 67.99056 W
    Population (1990): 9415 (4089 housing units)
    Area: 205.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 04736