ELK


Meaning of ELK in English

Any of several species of large deer in the genus Cervus , notably the red deer of Europe, the Kashmir stag, and the Himalayan shou, as well as the North American deer more correctly called wapiti .

The creature called elk in Europe is a member of the species ( Alces alces ) known in North America as moose . The name is also applied to the extinct Irish elk .

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