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roe·buck

 (rō′bŭk′)
n.
A male roe deer.
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roebuck

(ˈrəʊˌbʌk)
n, pl -bucks or -buck
(Animals) the male of the roe deer
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roe•buck

(ˈroʊˌbʌk)

n.
a male roe deer.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.roebuck - male roe deerroebuck - male roe deer        
Capreolus capreolus, roe deer - small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
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Translations
uroskauris
căprior
srnjak
råbock

roebuck

[ˈrəʊbʌk] N (= male roe deer) → corzo m
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roebuck

[ˈrəʊˌbʌk] n → capriolo maschio
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