Small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers; SYN. Capreolus capreolus.
Either of two small European or Asian deer (Capreolus capreolus and C. pygarus) that have short erect antlers forked at the summit, are reddish-brown in summer and grayish in winter, have a white rump patch, and are noted for their nimbleness and grace