ELK
\ˈɛlk], \ˈɛlk], \ˈɛ_l_k]\
Definitions of ELK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
By Princeton University
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large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A very large deer of North America and northern Europe; the moose-deer: the largest member of the deer family.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Alces Malchis or Cervus Alces, the largest existing species of the Cervidae or deer family. It attains the height of 7 feet at the shoulders, and its antlers, when fully formed, weigh 50 to 60 lbs. It is found in Europe and Asia, but chiefly in North America, where it is called the MOOSE or MOOSE-DEER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Cervus alces-e. Bark, Magnolia macro phylla-e. Tree, Andromeda arborea-e. Wood, Andromeda arborea, Magnolia macrophylla.
By Robley Dunglison
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