# red deer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɛd dɪɹ/

## Definitions
1. A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia.
2. The wapiti or North American elk, Cervus canadensis, a deer species of North America, long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer.

## Source
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