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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.] (Zo["o]l.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species ({Rangifer Caribou}). {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}. {Woodland caribou}, the common reindeer ({Rangifer Caribou}) of the northern forests of America. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caribou n : arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America [syn: {reindeer}, {Greenland caribou}, {Rangifer tarandus}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Caribou, ME (city, FIPS 10565) Location: 46.86679 N, 67.99056 W Population (1990): 9415 (4089 housing units) Area: 205.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04736
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