mule deer

1. 1.

   long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers

   Synonymsburro deerOdocoileus hemionus

   Broaderdeer

   Narrowerblack-tailed deer

   Part ofOdocoileus

Questions about mule deer

What does mule deer mean?

mule deer means "long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers".

What is another word for mule deer?

Close synonyms include burro deer, Odocoileus hemionus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mule deer a common word?

mule deer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.