American elk

American  

noun

1. elk.

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Etymology

Origin of American elk

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

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American elk

—The story of the progressive extermination of the American elk, or wapiti, covers practically the same territory as the tragedy of the American bison—one-third of the mainland of North America.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

The deer's flesh was sweet and tender, with a flavor like that of the American elk.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox

Outside the Yellowstone Park and northwestern Wyoming, the American elk exists only in small bands—mere remnants and samples of the millions we could and should have.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

The wapiti or American elk at one time abounded from Quebec to the Pacific, and as far north as the Peace river, but is now found only in small numbers from Manitoba westwards.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

These we knew to be elk—the great American elk.

From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid