Definition of elk Elk
/ɛˈlk/ - [elk] - elk
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NounPlural: elks |
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| elk - large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America | ||
| European elk, moose, Alces alces | ||
| cervid, deer distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | ||
| elk - common deer of temperate Europe and Asia | ||
| red deer, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus | ||
| cervid, deer distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | ||
| cervus, genus cervus the type genus of the Cervidae | ||
| stag, hart adult male deer | ||
| hind a female deer, especially an adult female red deer | ||
| elk - large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male | ||
| wapiti, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis | ||
| cervid, deer distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- elk (n.)
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. - elk (n.)
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elk
The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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elk
elk, n. the largest species of deer, found in the north of Europe and in North America.—Irish elk, a giant deer now extinct, known from the remains found in the Pleistocene diluvium, esp. of Ireland. [Perh. from the Scand., Ice. elgr, Sw. elg.]
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