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Elk

Elk Meaning & Definition
Elk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elk?

[n] large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Elk: Alces alces | European elk | moose

Related Terms | Find terms related to Elk: antelope | buck | camel | camelopard | Cape elk | caribou | deer | deerlet | doe | dromedary | eland | fallow deer | fawn | gazelle | giraffe | gnu | hart | hartebeest | hind | kaama | moose | mule deer | musk deer | okapi | red deer | reindeer | roe | roe deer | roebuck | springbok | stag | Virginia deer | wildebeest

See Also | Alces | cervid | deer | genus Alces

Elk In Webster's Dictionary

\Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.] (Zo["o]l.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}), is closely related to the European stag. See {Moose}, and {Wapiti}. {Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer ({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of {Antler}. {Cape elk} (Zo["o]l.), the eland.
\Elk\, Elke \Elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus}).

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