European elk

noun

1. the moose, Alces alces.

Example Sentences

Moose, mōōs, n. the largest deer of America, resembling the European elk.

From Project Gutenberg

He differs from the European elk only by having much darker hair,—the coat of the male, when in its prime, at the close of the summer, being completely black.

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The identity of the moose with the European elk is a fact that leads to curious considerations.

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Please to let me hear if my female moose corresponds with that you saw, and whether you think still that the American moose and European elk are the same creature.

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Formerly the closely-allied European elks were domesticated in Sweden, and used to draw sledges, as they are now occasionally in Canada; but they have been obsolete for many years.

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