About The Word Elk
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Elk
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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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