white-tailed deer vs whitetail deer

white-tailed deer and whitetail deer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white-tailed deer	Yes	No	No	No
whitetail deer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, white-tailed deer and whitetail deer are synonyms defined as:

white-tailed deer and whitetail deer: common North American deer; tail has a white underside

Other synonyms of white-tailed deer include Odocoileus Virginianus, Virginia deer, white tail, whitetail.

white-tailed deer (noun)	whitetail deer (noun)
common North American deer; tail has a white underside	common North American deer; tail has a white underside