elks

Meanings

Noun

• large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
• large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
• common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
• plural of elk

Synonyms

Alces alces, American elk, Cervus elaphus, Cervus elaphus canadensis, elk, European elk, moose, red deer, wapiti