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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaribù
Pronunciation / Transliteration: caribu
"Il caribù vive nelle regioni artiche."
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A large North American reindeer.
"A herd of caribou migrated across the tundra."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Canadian French caribou, ultimately from a Native American language such as Mi'kmaq qalipu, meaning 'snow shoveler'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Caribou" is said worldwide
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caribou
Transliteration: caribou
"Le caribou se nourrit principalement de lichen."
Karibu
Transliteration: Karibu
"Das Karibu zieht über die Tundra."
caribù
Transliteration: caribu
"Il caribù vive nelle regioni artiche."
caribú
Transliteration: caribu
"El caribú es una especie adaptada al frío extremo."
caribu
Transliteration: caribu
"O caribu migra grandes distâncias todos os anos."
कारibou
Transliteration: karibu
"कारibou ठंडे प्रदेशों में पाया जाता है।"
北美驯鹿
Transliteration: běi měi xún lù
"北美驯鹿在冻土带上成群移动。"
순록
Transliteration: sunrok
"순록은 북극 지역에 서식합니다."
カリブー
Transliteration: karibū
"カリブーは北極圏の苔を食べます。"
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