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noun
- (US, Canada) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers (like moose do.)
- The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose.
Translations: - Dutch: eland , Europese eland
- French: élan , élan d'Europe , orignal (Canada-Quebec)
- German: Elch , Europí¤ischer Elch
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: alce
Etymology: Middle English elk < Old English eolc < Old Norse elgr or Middle High German elch, both < Proto-Germanic - elkh- < Proto-Indo-European
- ol-/
- el- (red, brown).
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