roe deer
noun
1.
a small, agile Old World deer,
Capreolus capreolus,
the male of which has three-pointed antlers.
Also called
roe
.
Origin
before 1000;
Old English
rāhdēor
(not recorded in ME)
British Dictionary definitions for
roe deer
roe deer
noun
1.
a small graceful deer,
Capreolus capreolus
, of woodlands of Europe and Asia. The antlers are small and the summer coat is reddish-brown