[ noun ] mule deer of western Rocky Mountains <noun.animal>
Blacktail \Black"tail`\, n. [Black + tail.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The black-tailed deer ({Cervus Columbianus} or {Cariacus Columbianus}) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See {Mule deer}.
Ruff \Ruff\, Ruffe \Ruffe\, n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zo["o]l.) A small freshwater European perch ({Acerina vulgaris}); -- called also {pope}, {blacktail}, and {stone perch}, or {striped perch}.