also cariboo, 1660s, from Canadian French caribou, from Micmac (Algonquian) kaleboo or a related Algonquian name, literally "pawer, scratcher," from its kicking snow aside to feed on moss an [..]

large deer native to North America.

small transport plane for moving men and material

de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou; a twin-engine light transport aircraft operated by the US Army, USAF and RAAF in Vietnam.

Any of several large North American deer which are related to Old World reindeer. Caribou meat is called "venison." Antelope, elk, deer, moose, and reindeer meat are also classified as venis [..]

(n) Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America

A genus of Deer, Rangifer, that inhabits the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. Caribou is the North American name; reinDeer, the European. They are often domesticated and used, especially i [..]

(Rangifer sp.) The caribou, also known as reindeer in the Old World, is cirumpolar in their distribution. They are more heavily built than deer, with broad, heavy muzzles, rather short, thick legs hav [..]