Etymology

fallow deer

Today it means: A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae. Full definition →

Middle English falowe deer
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfalowe deer
  2. English todayfallow deer

From Middle English falowe deer, falyf der, equivalent to fallow + deer, due to the deer's pale brown (fallow) colour.

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