elk

Noun
  1. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male;
    Called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America (synset 102435629)
    hypernym: cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
    member meronym: alces, genus alces - elk or moose
    synonym: alces alces, moose
  2. Large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male (synset 102434431)
    hypernym: cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
    member meronym: cervus, genus cervus - the type genus of the Cervidae
    synonym: american elk, cervus elaphus canadensis, wapiti
  3. Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia (synset 102433768)
    hypernym: cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
    hyponym:
    • 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
    member meronym: cervus, genus cervus - the type genus of the Cervidae
    synonym: american elk, cervus elaphus, red deer, wapiti

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