Category:Roebuck

Roe"buck`, n. Etym: [1st roe + buck.] (zoöl.)

Defn: a small European and Asiatic deer (capreolus capræa) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds.