american elk

Noun
  1. Large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male (synset 102434431)
    is a type of: cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
    belongs to: cervus, genus cervus - the type genus of the Cervidae
    same as: cervus elaphus canadensis, elk, wapiti
  2. Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia (synset 102433768)
    is a type of: cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
    subtypes:
    • hart, stag - a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
    • hind - a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
    • brocket - male red deer in its second year
    belongs to: cervus, genus cervus - the type genus of the Cervidae
    same as: cervus elaphus, elk, red deer, wapiti

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