European elk

noun

1. the moose, Alces alces.

Example Sentences

European elk were originally widespread in Britain but were hunted to extinction in the Neolithic era.

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

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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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