whitetail

noun

white·tail ˈ(h)wīt-ˌtāl

: white-tailed deer

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Apparently nontypical whitetails remain in that category all their lives, growing a rack substantially the same shape each year. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Once confined to the Southeast, lone star ticks spread from Maine to Oklahoma in recent years as the climate warmed and as a decline in hunting led to an explosive growth in the number of whitetail deer, where lone stars find mates and breed. — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whitetail

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1872, in the meaning defined above

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