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for Alces machlis
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
moose \moose\ (m[=oo]s), n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah;
Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.]
1. (Zool.) A large cervine mammal ({Alces alces syn. Alces
machlis, syn Alces 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 Zoologists
is considered the same species. See Elk.
[1913 Webster]
2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose.
[Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
2. [capitalized] A member of the fraternal organization named
Loyal Order of Moose.
[PJC]
Moose bird (Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See
Whisky jack.
Moose deer. Same as Moose.
Moose yard (Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd
together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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
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