reindeers

Antlered Arctic animals

Reindeers is a plural of reindeer, the large deer of Arctic regions known for pulling Santa's sleigh in Christmas mythology.

The standard plural is reindeer (like deer, sheep, and fish), but reindeers appears in casual speech: Look at all the reindeers!

Some consider it nonstandard.

wildlife

caribou

North American arctic deer

herd · migration · lichen · moss · velvet · hooves · grazing · Lapland · Svalbard · Norway

indigenous

Sami

Indigenous Arctic Scandinavians

husbandry · Inuit · sledge · traditional · pastoral · domesticated · subsistence · clothing · fur · sinew

Christmas

Santa

Mythical Christmas gift-bringer

  • sleighAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
  • RudolphFamous red-nosed reindeer
  • DasherSwift-moving sleigh animal

Comet · Cupid · Donner · Blitzen · North Pole · flying · magical · red nose · jingle bells · rooftop

food

venison

Flesh of cervids

  • gameOrganized play or sport
  • smokedExposed to wood fumes
  • driedStripped of moisture

jerky · stew · roast · sausage · pemmican · traditional · lean · protein · wild · sustainable

Opposites
domestication

reindeerswild game

Hunted animals as food

feral animals

Christmas mythology

reindeersKrampus

Folklore figure punishing misbehavior

Grinch · Scrooge

cervid species distinction

reindeersmoose

Largest cervid, northern forests

Phrases
Family

reindeer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G