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The '''reindeer''' (''Rangifer tarandus'') is a species of [[deer]] of the family Cervidae, and found in the [[Arctic]] regions of [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]]. Reindeer are unique from other species of deer in that both sexes bear antlers. Reindeer are domesticated in [[Scandinavia]] by the [[Sami]] people, also known as the Lapps, and used for pulling sleds and carriages, as well as providing meat and milk for sustenance. In North America they are known as '''caribou''' by the [[Inuit]].
The '''reindeer''' (''Rangifer tarandus'') is a species of [[deer]] of the family Cervidae, and found in the [[Arctic]] regions of [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]]. Reindeer are unique from other species of deer in that both sexes bear antlers. Reindeer are domesticated in [[Scandinavia]] by the [[Sami]] people, also known as the Lapps, and used for pulling sleds and carriages, as well as providing meat and milk for sustenance. In North America they are known by the name '''caribou'''.
==Entomology==
The use of the word "reindeer" dates back to the Middle English of the 15th century. Earlier, Old English had the word ''dēor'', which essentially described any wild beast; this was similar to the Old High German word ''tior''<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deer</ref>, or especially to the Old Norse ''dӯr''<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/deer</ref>. These words, first used ca. 800 A.D., would evolve into the familiar word ''deer'', describing that specific wild beast which grew and shed its bony antlers. The Middle English word ''reindere'' was first used ca. 1350-1400, with its origin directly coming from the Old Norse ''hreinndӯr''<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/reindeer?s=t</ref><ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reindeer</ref>, and specifically tying it to the familiar reindeer of Scandinavia.
"Caribou" is more recent, having being first used by French Canadians in the mid-to-late 17th century. The word ''maka-lipi'' is from the proto-Algonquian language, and literally means "to shovel snow", i.e. the caribou's habit of pawing away the snow with its front hooves to reach grass<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/caribou?s=t</ref>. The Miꞌkmaq people who also lived in what is now Quebec had a similar word to describe the same animal: ''γalipu''<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caribou</ref>; their interactions with the French Canadians would have their word altered into ''caribou'' as early as 1665.
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