elk : Idioms & Phrases
american elk
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noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
elk; Cervus elaphus canadensis; wapiti.
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noun common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
red deer; elk; Cervus elaphus; wapiti.
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Cape elk
(Zoöl.) , the eland.
Webster 1913
elk nut
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noun oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
buffalo nut; oil nut.
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elk-wood
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noun small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
umbrella magnolia; elkwood; Magnolia tripetala; umbrella tree.
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european elk
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noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
elk; moose; Alces alces.
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Irish elk
(Paleon.) , a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus ) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration ofAntler .
