MOOSE


Meaning of MOOSE in English

/moohs/ , n. , pl. moose .

1. a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.

2. ( cap. ) a member of a fraternal and benevolent organization (Loyal Order of Moose) .

[ 1595-1605, Amer. ; mos, reinforced by cognates in other Algonquian languages, all

mo·swa ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .