moose
nounHow to pronounce moose:
Definition of moose:
- moose (noun):
- large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk' in Europe andmoose' in North America.
- a ruminant mammal (alces alces) with humped shoulders, long legs, and broadly palmated antlers that is the largest existing member of the deer family and inhabits forested areas of canada, the northern u.s., europe, and asia
Synonyms for moose:
alces alces
cervid
deer
elk
european elk
genus alces
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