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• Reindeer

Anatomist Gunther von Hagens has developed a technique for plastinating anatomical tissue, so that organs, blood vessels, bone and muscle can be observed in extraordinary detail. Photo taken April 14, 2011.

The annual deer rut helps usher in Autumn

Hear a pair of Fallow Deer bucks lock antlers in Knole Park, Kent.

Sound Archive recording by Phil Riddett (ref 250012)

Illustration by Alfred Russel Wallace, 07209.dd.1

一年一度的鹿發情有助於迎來秋天

在肯特郡的諾爾公園（Knole Park）聽到一對小鹿雄鹿鎖鹿角。

Phil Phil Riddett的聲音存檔錄音（ref 250012）

🦌插圖由阿爾弗雷德·羅素·華萊士（Alfred Russel Wallace），07209.dd.1

rut noun (SEXUALLY ACTIVE PERIOD)

 

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the period of the year during which particular male animals, especially deer and sheep, are sexually active:

During the rut, stags can be seen fighting for females.

 in rut

 

(of particular male animals) sexually excited

 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

慣用句

(stuck) in a rut

doe

Pronunciation: /dəʊ/

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noun

• a female deer, especially a female roe, fallow deer, or reindeer.
• a female hare, rabbit, rat, ferret, or kangaroo: [as modifier]:doe rabbits

Origin:

Old English dā, of unknown origin

plastinate


IN BRIEF: v. - Preserve (tissue) with certain materials, as for teaching and research purposes.