
n., pl., elk, or elks.
- See wapiti.
- The moose.
- A light, pliant leather of horsehide or calfskin, tanned and finished to resemble elk hide.
[Middle English, probably alteration of Old English eolh.]
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[Middle English, probably alteration of Old English eolh.]
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A large deer; there are two species, the European elk (Alces alces) and the American moose (A. americana). The largest deer, 6 ft high at the withers and 2000 lb in weight, with a prominent Roman nose, an overhanging upper lip and a beard hanging from the lower jaw, brown body hair and white on the legs. The bulls have palmate antlers, the cows have no antlers.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - elg, elsdyr
Nederlands (Dutch)
eland, soort leer, Elk (lid van bepaald weldadig broederschap)
Français (French)
n. - (Zool) élan, wapiti
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) άλκη, ελάφι
Português (Portuguese)
n. - alce (m) (Zool.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - alce, wapití
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
麋鹿, 软鞣粗皮
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 麋鹿, 軟鞣粗皮
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أيل, ظبي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - איל גדול
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