fallow deer

/ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə/

noun

A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.

Similar
Dama dama
OriginMiddle English falowe deer →
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Meanings

nounfallow deer (plural fallow deer)
  1. A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall Eurasian deer

Similar
Dama dama
Broader
deercervid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfalowe deer
  2. Englishfallow 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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Translations

Basque adarzabal
  • adarzabalDama dama
Bulgarian елен лопатар
  • елен лопатар (elen lopatar)Dama dama
Catalan daina
  • dainaDama dama
Chinese Mandarin 黇鹿
  • 黇鹿 (tiānlù)Dama dama
Czech daněk
  • daněkDama dama
Danish dådyr
  • dådyrDama dama
Dutch damhert
  • damhertDama dama
Esperanto damao
  • damaoDama dama
Estonian kabehirv
  • kabehirvDama dama
Finnish täpläkauris, kuusipeura
  • täpläkaurisDama dama
  • kuusipeuraDama dama
French daim
  • daimDama dama
German Damhirsch
  • DamhirschDama dama
Greek πλατώνι, ντάμα
  • πλατώνι (platóni)Dama dama
  • ντάμα (ntáma)Dama dama
Hebrew יַחְמוּר
  • יַחְמוּר (yaẖmúr)Dama dama
Hungarian dámvad, dámszarvas
  • dámvadDama dama
  • dámszarvasDama dama
Icelandic dádýr
  • dádýrDama dama
Irish fia buí, poc fionn
  • fia buíDama dama
  • poc fionnDama dama
Italian daino
  • dainoDama dama
Japanese ダマジカ
  • ダマジカ (damajika)Dama dama
Latin damma
  • dammaDama dama
Latvian dambriedis
  • dambriedisDama dama
Lithuanian danielius
  • danieliusDama dama
Norwegian dåhjort, dådyr
  • dåhjortDama dama
  • dådyrDama dama
Polish daniel
  • danielDama dama
Portuguese gamo
  • gamoDama dama
Romanian cerb-lopătar, dam
  • cerb-lopătarDama dama
  • damDama dama
Russian лань
  • лань (lanʹ)Dama dama
Slovak daniel škvrnitý
  • daniel škvrnitýDama dama
Spanish gamo, paleto
  • gamoDama dama
  • paletoDama dama
  • damaDama dama
Swedish dovhjort
  • dovhjortDama dama
Tamil இளம்பழுப்பு மான்
  • இளம்பழுப்பு மான் (iḷampaḻuppu māṉ)Dama dama
Turkish alageyik, yağmurca
  • alageyikDama dama
  • yağmurcaDama dama
Ukrainian лань
  • лань (lanʹ)Dama dama
Vietnamese hươu hoang
  • hươu hoangDama dama
Welsh danas
  • danasDama dama
Cite this entry
APA

fallow deer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallow%20deer

MLA

“fallow deer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallow%20deer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fallow deer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallow%20deer.

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