Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.]

(Zo["o]l.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).

Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren.

Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou) of the northern forests of America.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)