Definition for ELK

ELK, n. [Sax. elch; Sw. elg; L. alce, alces; Dan. els-dyr. This animal is described by Cesar and Pausanias.]

A quadruped, the Cervus Alces of Linnæus, a ruminant mammal, called Moose in North America, from the Indian name Musu.

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