Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: caribou
IPA transcription: [k'ɛɹɪb,u]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: caribou, reindeer, Greenland_caribou, Rangifer_tarandus
    Meaning: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
Usage examples
  • Caribou and deer tracks crossed and recrossed the creek, but the Indian paid little attention to them.
  • I am told that the sage grouse is almost "gone"; and I think that the antelope, caribou, and mountain sheep are in the same condition of scarcity.