Definition of "caribou" [car•i•bou]

• Any of several large reindeer native to northern North America. (noun)

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• "A large, stuffed, slain caribou is thrown in for dramatic effect."
• "I think I'm going to finally go on a big hunt, and I think a caribou is the way to go."
• "You know what they call caribou at the North Pole?"