woodland caribou n 1: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {woodland caribou}, {Rangifer caribou}]
Woodland \Wood"land\, a. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan. [1913 Webster] She had a rustic, woodland air. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] Like summer breeze by woodland stream. --Keble. [1913 Webster] {Woodland caribou}. (Zool.) See under {Caribou}. [1913 Webster]
Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.] (Zool.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species ({Rangifer Caribou}). [1913 Webster] {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}. {Woodland caribou}, the common reindeer ({Rangifer Caribou}) of the northern forests of America. [1913 Webster]