elk

Speech parts

1. elk - Noun

2. Elk - Proper noun

Meaning

A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.

Alt. of Elke

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

moose wapiti red deer American elk Cervus elaphus Alces alces Cervus elaphus canadensis doe elan roe hart bull deer stag buck

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Hypernyms

animal deer cervid

Hyponyms

hart stag hind brocket

Phrases with the word

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Examples

Cloudy all day. Showery on mtns. to eastward at noon. Fine thunderstorm evening, with grand display of zigzag intensely vivid & very near with keen cracks [and] grand trailing rain ... Visited Elk ranch. About sixty old & young. Old bulls carry horns in noble style & grand airs. John Muir

I was raised in Oklahoma. I was actually born in Tulsa, but I grew up in a small town on the west side of Oklahoma called Elk City on a farm, where my dad grew up, actually. Kelli O'Hara

I once witnessed more ardent emotions between men at an Elks' Rally in Pasadena than they could ever have felt for the type of woman available to an Elk. Anita Loos

I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou. George Strait

Call me crazy - I love elk meat! Zoe Saldana

Swings like one thousand elk and one wolf. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Elizaveta Elizondo Eljas elk call moon Elk County Elk Creek