A reindeer is a large deer of the cold north, with long, wide antlers. In this species, females as well as males can grow them, which is not true of every kind of deer.

A reindeer is a large deer of the cold north馴鹿是寒冷北方地區的一種大型鹿， with long, wide antlers有又長又寬的鹿角。 In this species, females as well as males can grow them在這個物種裡，母的跟公的都會長角， which is not true of every kind of deer這在每一種鹿身上並不是都成立的。

They live in snowy places, in herds, and eat plants such as lichen. Some northern peoples keep them for milk, meat, and pulling sledges. Christmas stories give Santa a team of reindeer.

They live in snowy places, in herds牠們住在雪地裡，成群結隊， and eat plants such as lichen吃地衣之類的植物。 Some northern peoples keep them for milk, meat, and pulling sledges一些北方民族會養牠們，取牛奶、肉，也用牠們拉雪橇。 Christmas stories give Santa a team of reindeer聖誕故事讓聖誕老人有一組馴鹿。

Though actually, the written word looks like rein (the strap on a horse) plus deer, but that first half is not the horse word — it comes from an old northern name for this animal.

Though actually, the written word looks like rein (the strap on a horse) plus deer不過，這個字寫起來像是rein（馬的韁繩）加上deer， but that first half is not the horse word但前半部分其實不是那個馬的字—— it comes from an old northern name for this animal它來自一個古老北方語言對這種動物的稱呼。

In North America, wild ones are often called caribou; reindeer often means the ones people keep. Same family of animal, different habit of naming.

In North America, wild ones are often called caribou在北美，野生的常被稱為caribou（馴鹿／北美馴鹿）； reindeer often means the ones people keepreindeer則常指人養的那些。 Same family of animal, different habit of naming是同一個動物家族，只是取名習慣不同。

The plural is usually reindeer, like sheep, not reindeers.

The plural is usually reindeer複數形式通常也是reindeer， like sheep就像sheep一樣， not reindeers不是reindeers。