carideer

English

Etymology

Blend of caribou +‎ reindeer

Noun

carideer (plural carideers or carideer)

1. (rare) An animal that is a hybrid of caribou and reindeer.
   • 1943, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Interior Department Appropriation Bill for 1944: Hearings, volume 3, page 693:

     The Nunivak Island game range in Alaska is the home of muskoxen, carideer (a cross between caribou and reindeer), and reindeer.

   • 1963, L. J. Palmer, Charles H. Rouse, Muskoxen Investigations in Alaska 1930-35, page 13:

     The reindeer and carideer on Nunivak Island are superior animals in weight and size.