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Irish elk
Word Origin
noun
1.
an extinct deerlike mammal of the genus
Megaceros
(
Megaloceros
), of the Pleistocene Epoch, having in the male extremely large, broad antlers.
Origin of
Irish elk
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1815-1825
First recorded in
1815-25
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The
Irish elk
became extinct because his horns were too heavy.
The Meaning of Evolution
Samuel Christian Schmucker
British Dictionary definitions for
Irish elk
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Irish elk
noun
1.
an extinct Eurasian giant deer of the Pleistocene genus
Megaloceros,
which had antlers up to 4 metres across
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Contemporary definitions for
Irish elk
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noun
See
Megaloceros
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Irish elk
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