elk : Idioms & Phrases

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american elk

  • noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
    elk; Cervus elaphus canadensis; wapiti.
  • noun common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
    red deer; elk; Cervus elaphus; wapiti.
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Cape elk

  • (Zoöl.), the eland.
Webster 1913

elk nut

  • noun oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
    buffalo nut; oil nut.
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elk-wood

  • noun small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
    umbrella magnolia; elkwood; Magnolia tripetala; umbrella tree.
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european elk

  • noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
    elk; moose; Alces alces.
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Irish elk

  • (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler.
Webster 1913