Definitions for Moosemus
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
moosemus(n.)(pl.)moose.
a large, long-headed deer, Alces alces, of the Northern Hemisphere: the male has enormous palmate antlers.
Category: Mammals
Origin of moose:
1595–1605, Amer.; < Eastern Abenaki mos]
Princeton's WordNet
elk, European elk, moose, Alces alces(noun)
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
moose(noun)mus
a large North American deer
Webster Dictionary
Moose(noun)
a large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk
Translations for Moose
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
moose(noun)
a type of large deer found in North America, and also in northern Europe where it is known as the elk.
- Amerikaanse elandAfrikaans
- أيِّل شَّمال أمريكيArabic
- лосBulgarian
- alcePortuguese (BR)
- losCzech
- der ElchGerman
- elgDanish
- μεγαλόσωμο ελάφιGreek
- alceSpanish
- põderEstonian
- گوزن شمالیFarsi
- hirviFinnish
- orignalFrench
- אֶייָלHebrew
- अमरीकी हिरणHindi
- sjevernoamerički losCroatian
- jávorszarvasHungarian
- rusa besarIndonesian
- elgurIcelandic
- alceItalian
- 大鹿Japanese
- 무스(캐나다, 미국 북부에 사는 큰 사슴)Korean
- briedisLithuanian
- (Ziemeļamerikas) alnisLatvian
- rusa besarMalay
- elandDutch
- elgNorwegian
- łośPolish
- گوزن شمالیPersian
- ګوزنPashto
- alcePortuguese
- elanRomanian
- лосьRussian
- losSlovak
- losSlovenian
- losSerbian
- [nordamerikansk]älgSwedish
- กวางขนาดใหญ่ที่มีเขาแบนThai
- Kanada geyiğiTurkish
- 北美麋鹿Chinese (Trad.)
- американський лосьUkrainian
- شمالی امریکا کا ایک ہرنUrdu
- nai sừng tấm Bắc MỹVietnamese
- 驼鹿，麋Chinese (Simp.)
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