deer

鹿

長い脚と割れたひづめを持つ草食動物。雄には枝状の角があることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A plant-eating animal with long legs and hard, divided feet; males often have branching horns.

• A deer stood by the road.
• We saw three deer in the forest.
• The deer ate the leaves in our garden.

よく使う表現： wild deer, herd of deer, deer antlers

鹿

ヘラジカやワピチなどと区別される、枝状の角を持つ比較的小さな草食動物。

やさしい英語で： A smaller plant-eating animal with branching horns, as distinct from a moose or elk.

• A deer crossed the path.
• We saw deer here, but no moose.
• The deer were much smaller than the elk nearby.

類義語： cervid, cervine

よく使う表現： small deer, deer tracks, deer crossing

鹿肉

食用にする鹿の肉。

やさしい英語で： Meat from this animal, eaten as food.

• We ate deer for dinner.
• She cooked the deer slowly with onions.
• Have you ever tasted deer?

類義語： venison

よく使う表現： roast deer, deer meat, eat deer