- elk (Alces alces L.)
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elk (Alces alces L.)
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Alces alces — elk elk ([e^]lk), 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 alces} (formerly {Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alces machlis — elk elk ([e^]lk), 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 alces} (formerly {Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elk — ([e^]lk), 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 alces} (formerly {Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elk — (ĕlk) n. pl. elk or elks 1) A large reddish brown or grayish deer (Cervus canadensis) of western North America, having long, branching antlers in the male. The elk is sometimes considered a subspecies of the closely related red deer. Also called… … Word Histories
elk — /elk/, n., pl. elks, (esp. collectively) elk for 1, 2. 1. Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces. 2. Also called American elk, wapiti. a large North American deer, Cervus canadensis, the male of which has large, spreading antlers. 3. a… … Universalium
Elk (disambiguation) — Elk may refer to a number of species of large deer:* The name originates with Alces alces , the largest extant deer species, called the elk in Europe and the moose in North America. * In North America it refers to Cervus canadensis . The various… … Wikipedia
Alces — n. 1. 1 a genus of elk or moose. Syn: genus {Alces}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elk — late O.E., from O.N. elgr or from an alteration of O.E. elh, eolh (perhaps via French scribes), or possibly from M.H.G. elch (OED s suggestion), all from P.Gmc. *elkh (Cf. O.H.G. elaho), related to the general word for deer in Balto Slavic (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Elk — This article is about the North American and East Asian animals, also known as wapiti. For the animal Alces alces, called the elk in Europe, see moose. For other uses, see Elk (disambiguation). Wapiti redirects here; for other uses, see Wapiti… … Wikipedia
Cervus alces — elk elk ([e^]lk), 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 alces} (formerly {Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cape elk — elk elk ([e^]lk), 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 alces} (formerly {Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
