ELK

noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English eolh; akin to Old High German elaho ~, Greek elaphos deer Date: before 12th century 1. plural usually ~ moose 1, a large gregarious deer ( Cervus elaphus ) of North America, Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa, any of various large Asian deer, soft tanned rugged leather, a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order