roebuck
Small European stag
A roebuck is the male of the roe deer, a small species native to Europe and Asia.
The term appears in older literature and hunting contexts: The roebuck bounded through the forest.
Like buck for other deer, roebuck emphasizes the animal's sex, distinguishing it from the female roe.
Organized play or sport
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- trophyAward for winning
- venisonFlesh of cervids
cull · season · sportsman · rifle · scope · blind · gamekeeper · bag limit
Forested land area
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- gladeWoodland's open space
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- groveSmall stand of trees
coppice · underbrush · meadow · hedgerow · scrubland · copse · forest edge · bracken
Thick-pile textile
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- pointsUnits of tally
- beamStructural support member
- spikeSharp rise or point
rack · shedding · growth · branching · burr · coronet · crown · prong
Moving by leaps
- leapingSpringing into air
- springingJumping or rebounding motion
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
fleet · graceful · elegant · lithe · swift · alert · startled · bolting
Study of armorial bearings
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- timidityFearful lack of courage
doe
Adult female deer
hoofed · mammal · herbivore · ruminant · cud · browsing · grazing · cloven · hide · venison
game
Organized play or sport
venison · cull · season · sportsman · rifle · scope · blind · gamekeeper · bag limit · permit
woodland
Forested land area
grove · coppice · underbrush · meadow · hedgerow · scrubland · copse · forest edge · bracken · heathland
velvet
Thick-pile textile
spike · rack · shedding · growth · branching · burr · coronet · crown · prong · trophy
bounding
Moving by leaps
nimble · fleet · graceful · elegant · lithe · swift · alert · startled · bolting · darting
heraldry
Study of armorial bearings
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor