noun
deer
DEER/dɪr/
a hoofed grazing mammal whose males usually grow antlers
A deer grazes at the edge of the woods.
Etymology
The ancestor meant any wild animal, not just a deer. Its meaning probably narrowed through hunting, because deer were a favorite animal of the chase.
In context
whitetail deer antlers contain bone with the fastest growing tissue in the animal kingdom deer antlers can grow as fast as half an inch per day