/ elk; NAmE / noun ( pl. elk or elks )
1.
( BrE ) a large deer that lives in northern Europe and Asia. In N America it is called a moose .
2.
( NAmE ) = wapiti
3.
Elk a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a US social organization that gives money to charity
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: probably from Old English elh , eolh , with substitution of k for h .