(n. sing. & pl.) Any animal; especially, a wild animal.
(n. sing. & pl.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.
Example Sentences:
(1) We examined the karyotype in five individuals of roe-deer (Capreolus capreolus), coming from Southern Moravia.
(2) An experimental Anaplasma marginale infection was induced in a splenectomized mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) which persisted subclinically at least 376 days as detected by subinoculation into susceptible cattle.
(3) No cross reactions were found between bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer viruses.
(4) Platinum deer mice are conspicuously pale, with light ears and tail stripe.
(5) Here we show that the subsequent survival and reproductive success of subordinate female red deer is depressed more by rearing sons than by rearing daughters, whereas the subsequent fitness of dominant females is unaffected by the sex of their present offspring.
(6) We conclude from this study that there is little or no seasonal photoperiodic entrainment of the antler and testicular cycles of males in this population of axis deer.
(7) Specimens of human bone from the site exhibited lower strontium levels and strontium-to-calcium ratios than deer specimens from the same site, reinforcing paleodemographic evidence that the human populations that inhabited this site included substantial amounts of meat in their diets.
(8) Although approximately 29% of the inoculum was recovered from the hepatic parenchyma of the sheep, F. hepatica was found in only one of six inoculated deer.
(9) Thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and alkaline phosphatase (AP) were assayed monthly in white-tailed deer plasma obtained from the antler (A), jugular (J), and the saphenous (S) veins during the period of antler growth and the period of mineralization.
(10) Naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been recognised in sheep, man, mink, captive deer and cattle.
(11) Seasonal levels of androstenedione and testosterone were investigated in plasma of mature intact and castrated male white-tailed deer.
(12) Rabbits were hyperimmunized using erythrocytes from either normal or Theileria infected deer.
(13) Adult F hepatica flukes were recovered from experimentally infected sheep and ESP obtained from the flukes; portions of liver were cut and frozen at -70 C. Fascioloides magna adults were collected from naturally infected white-tailed deer and ESP obtained; portions of liver were collected from noninfected white-tailed deer.
(14) Père David's deer hinds were treated with GnRH, administered as intermittent i.v.
(15) A technique for removing the pineal gland in adult and young male deer is described.
(16) The dispersion pattern of ticks on deer was aggregated, with twice and three times as many ticks collected from bucks as from does and from fawns, respectively.
(17) The aim of this work was to determine whether a herpesvirus serologically related to bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) may occur in a stressed white-tailed deer population.
(18) Our results indicated that analyses of helminth communities of deer from this geographical area do not provide a useful quantification technique for determining deer condition, degree of hybridization, or levels of intraspecific competition.
(19) This report, based on police records submitted to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet from 1987 through 1989, characterizes motor-vehicle collisions with deer in Kentucky.
(20) Unusual to see one around here until just recently.” More deer vaulted in front of my car on Yubari’s main street the following day, forcing a swerve.
Venison
Definition:
(n.) Beasts of the chase.
(n.) Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind exclusively.
Example Sentences:
(1) Apart from samples with heavy lead deposits due to the gun shot, it is not necessary to advise against the consumption of venison.
(2) But with beef or lamb or venison, duck or grouse, and even with pork these days, serving it rare so the juices run is not a quick route to the nearest cemetery.
(3) The entry of CS137 into the organism of the inhabitants of the Extreme North who use venison in their diet did not, with the absorbed dose equalling up to 50 Mrem per year, lead to changes in their immunological reactivity.
(4) It has earned a single star for its extraordinary, multi-course set tasting menu of raw scallop with shaved, dried sea cucumber, raw venison the colour of a fresh haemorrhage, tiny white vinegared fish, crab legs and brown meat and a whole bunch of other things besides.
(5) On menu at Queen's banquet for Xi Jinping: Balmoral venison and The Spy Who Loved Me Read more A double-page spread in the Beijing Youth Daily marvelled over the gusto with which China’s leader had been embraced and asked: “How does Buckingham Palace plan a bespoke visit for a foreign dignitary?” Another article explored the Communist party leader’s previous encounters with monarchs from countries including Spain and Cambodia.
(6) TBS busts out the Barmes deer meat story, one of my favorites - he once broke his collar bone in Colorado carrying venison down some stairs.
(7) European car exports could double according to commentators, while British lamb and venison could be exported to the US.
(8) At a state banquet of Scottish venison and turbot in Buckingham Palace, Xi repeated a theme he first raised in parliament, stressing Sino-British cooperation during the second world war as a mutually binding experience in which both nations fought side-by-side to uphold justice”, and highlighting the story of a British journalist and schoolteacher, George Hogg, who reported on “the atrocities committed by the Japanese atrocities”.
(9) Or crayfish mousse, ravioli of chicken breast, roast leg of venison and moulded coffee custard.
(10) A Clostridium botulinum type F was isolated from the venison jerky responsible for the only type F botulism outbreak reported in the United States.
(11) If the breeding of particular species of deer should expand because of the growing demand for venison, some supervision by or in behalf of the authorities would appear to be essential.
(12) Staff in jeans and denim shirts talk through the menu: tataki de ciervo (venison); a tabla del mar with hake roe, semi-cured mackerel and tuna ( €9 or €14); a legendarily good arroz con setas y pato (rice with mushroom and duck, €13), octopus and vegetables cooked in a wok with coconut curry sauce, among many other dishes.
(13) The migration of Cs137 along the chain lichen-deer-man leads to its accumulation in the organism of human subjects living in the Extreme North and utilizing venison in their diet.
(14) Beef, chicken, horseflesh, whale meat, wild boar and venison were the sources of raw meat.
(15) Two studies involving 20 red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags were conducted to determine the effects of season on venison quality.
(16) Investigations have shown the proteins of the arctic venison to be of a high biological standard, since they contain all the essential amino acids.
(17) A main of white bean, fennel and celeriac stew is shared as a starter (so good we declare we could eat it for main and pudding too), but what follows – roast venison with butternut squash and chestnuts, and poached chicken with prunes and leeks – gives the stew a run for its money.
(18) There was one time on a night out a couple of supporters went up to Barry Venison, “He’s shit, he’s not worth £2.7m.” I went up to them and said, ‘Come and say that to me.’ It got a bit heated.
(19) The thorium and uranium contents (alpha-activities of the natural isotopes Th-228, Th-230, Th-232, U-234, and U-238) in several samples of the meat of domestic animals, venison, and cold-blooded animals are reported.
(20) Specific activities of 134Cs, 137Cs were investigated and compared in canned meat products, pork, beef, poultry, venison, as well as in raw cow milk, milk products and milk replacers.