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English noun: elk

1. elk (animal) large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America


SynonymsAlces alces, European elk, moose


Broader (hypernym)cervid, deer


Member meronymAlces, genus Alces

2. elk (animal) large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male


SynonymsAmerican elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis, wapiti


Broader (hypernym)cervid, deer


Member meronymCervus, genus Cervus

3. elk (animal) common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


SynonymsAmerican elk, Cervus elaphus, red deer, wapiti


Broader (hypernym)cervid, deer


Narrower (hyponym)brocket, hart, hind, stag


Member meronymCervus, genus Cervus









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