About The Word Moose
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Moose
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What's The Definition Of Moose?
[n] large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
Synonyms | Synonyms for Moose: Alces alces | elk | European elk Related Terms | Find terms related to Moose: See Also | Alces | cervid | deer | genus Alces Moose In Webster's Dictionary \Moose\, n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin
monse. Mackenzie.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large cervine mammal ({Alces machlis}, or {A. Americanus}),
native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult
male is about as large as a horse, and has very large,
palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and
by many zo["o]logists is considered the same species. See
{Elk}.
{Moose bird} (Zo["o]l.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See
{Whisky jack}.
{Moose deer}. Same as {Moose}.
{Moose yard} (Zo["o]l.), a locality where moose, in winter,
herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual
protection.
\Moose\, n. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. [Cant] |
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