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help to name the white spot on the rear side of the roe deer

English translation: white rump patch

12:21 Dec 12, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: help to name the white spot on the rear side of the roe deer
Does anyone know if the white spot on the rear side of the roe deer have a specific name in English. This could be some hunting jargon... In Polish it is called the 'mirror' and I'm trying to find out if there is an English equivalent term

TIA
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 22:19
Selected answer:white rump patch
Explanation:
I don't know if there's a more specific name than this one, though.

The Roe Deer is a relatively small deer, with a body length of 95-135 cm (3.1 - 4.4 ft), a shoulder height of 65-75 cm (2.1 - 2.5 ft), and a weight of 15-30 kg (33-66 lb). It has rather short, erect antlers and a reddish body with a grey face. Its hide is golden red in summer, darkening to brown or even black in winter, with lighter undersides and a ***white rump patch***
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_deer

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="roe deer" white rump p...
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:19
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4 +6white rump patch
tazdog (X)
4flag of the white-tailed deer
NancyLynn


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white rump patch


Explanation:
I don't know if there's a more specific name than this one, though.

The Roe Deer is a relatively small deer, with a body length of 95-135 cm (3.1 - 4.4 ft), a shoulder height of 65-75 cm (2.1 - 2.5 ft), and a weight of 15-30 kg (33-66 lb). It has rather short, erect antlers and a reddish body with a grey face. Its hide is golden red in summer, darkening to brown or even black in winter, with lighter undersides and a ***white rump patch***
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_deer

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="roe deer" white rump p...

tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:19
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: Certainly seems the most common
2 hrs
agree  Robert Kleemaier
3 hrs
agree  Katalin Sandor: This is what my Hungarian-English hunting dictionary says (rump patch or target - the latter sounds rather sinister - or naughty? :-)/Right. That's where naughty comes to mind. (No Google hits, anyway, so not a likely canditate)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks for the confirmation. "Target", to my layperson's ears, sounds like that's where the hunter would want to shoot the deer, which doesn't seem to make much sense if it's on the rump.
agree  rchan
6 hrs
agree  Polangmar
8 hrs
agree  ARTES: The cute Bambi deer in the Argentine Patagonia have a spotted coat. But here I totally agree with Cindy's term.
1 day 9 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
flag of the white-tailed deer


Explanation:
This is from a Canadian site:

The graceful white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus is well known to most North Americans. Hunters and nonhunters alike recognize the animal by its habit of flourishing its tail over its back, revealing a stark white underside and white buttocks. This "flag" of the white-tailed deer is often glimpsed as the high spirited animal dashes away from people. The tail has a broad base and is almost a foot long. When lowered, it is brown with a white fringe.



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NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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