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Definition of 'ELK' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) elk
the moose,
Alces alces.

2.  elk
pliable leather made from elk hide or from skin, as cowhide, tanned to resemble it.

3.  elk
(cap.) a member of a fraternal organization (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks) that supports various charitable causes.

Etymology:  (1885–90)

Definition of 'ELK' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) elk, European elk, moose, Alces alces
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America

2. (noun) wapiti, elk, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis
large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

3. (noun) red deer, elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


Definition of 'ELK' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) elk
a large deer-like animal


Definition of 'ELK' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ELK
a large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti

2. (noun) ELK
alt. of Elke


Translation of 'ELK' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the largest of all deer, found in the north of Europe and Asia.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: elk, Europese eland Arabic flag Arabic: أيِّل كَبير Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: лос
Brazilian flag Brazilian: alce Czech flag Czech: los German flag German: der Elch
Danish flag Danish: elg; elsdyr Greek flag Greek: μεγάλο ελάφι Spanish flag Spanish: alce
Estonian flag Estonian: põder Farsi flag Farsi: نوعی آهوی بزرگ Finnish flag Finnish: hirvi
French flag French: élan Hebrew flag Hebrew: אַייָל Hindi flag Hindi: यूरोप और एशिया में मिलने
Croatian flag Croatian: sjeverni jelen Hungarian flag Hungarian: jávorszarvas Indonesian flag Indonesian: rusa
Icelandic flag Icelandic: elgur Italian flag Italian: alce Japanese flag Japanese: 大鹿
Korean flag Korean: 북유럽, 아시아산의큰 사슴 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: briedis Latvian flag Latvian: alnis
Malay flag Malay: rusa Dutch flag Dutch: eland Norwegian flag Norwegian: elg
Polish flag Polish: łoś Persian flag Persian: نوعی آهوی بزرگ Pashto flag Pashto: يولوى ګوزن
Portuguese flag Portuguese: alce Romanian flag Romanian: elan Russian flag Russian: лось
Slovak flag Slovak: los Slovenian flag Slovenian: los Serbian flag Serbian: los
Swedish flag Swedish: älg Thai flag Thai: กวางใหญ่ที่พบในยุโรปเหนือ Turkish flag Turkish: elk, iri geyik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 麋鹿 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: лось Urdu flag Urdu: شمالی یورپ اور ایشیا کا ا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nai sừng tấm Chinese flag Chinese: 麋鹿

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