"deerish" meaning in English

See deerish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more deerish [comparative], most deerish [superlative]
Etymology: From deer + -ish. Compare Dutch diers, German tierisch, Swedish djurisk, Norwegian dyrisk. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deer|ish}} deer + -ish, {{cog|nl|diers}} Dutch diers, {{cog|de|tierisch}} German tierisch, {{cog|sv|djurisk}} Swedish djurisk, {{cog|no|dyrisk}} Norwegian dyrisk Head templates: {{en-adj}} deerish (comparative more deerish, superlative most deerish)
  1. Characteristic of a deer; somewhat deerlike
    Sense id: en-deerish-en-adj-o-kGdfL8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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          "ref": "2011, Jim Hanas, Chris Eaton, Natalee Caple, Joyland Trio Deal",
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