/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 ]