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Alces machlis
(gcide)
moose \moose\ (m[=oo]s), n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah;
Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.]
1. (Zool.) A large cervine mammal (Alces alces syn. {Alces
machlis}, syn Alces Americanus), native of the Northern
United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large
as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It
closely resembles the European elk, and by many Zoologists
is considered the same species. See Elk.
[1913 Webster]

2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose.
[Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

2. [capitalized] A member of the fraternal organization named
Loyal Order of Moose.
[PJC]

Moose bird (Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See
Whisky jack.

Moose deer. Same as Moose.

Moose yard (Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd
together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.
[1913 Webster]
Alces machlis
(gcide)
elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces
alces} (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

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 of Antler.

Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk
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