Elk Definition
ĕlk
elks
noun
elks
Webster's New World
A large reddish-brown or grayish deer (Cervus canadensis) of western North America, having long, branching antlers in the male. The elk is sometimes considered a subspecies of the closely related red deer.
American Heritage
The moose.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A light, flexible leather of cowhide or calfskin.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- alces-alces
- moose
- European elk
- American elk
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wapiti
- cervus-elaphus
- red-deer
Other Word Forms of Elk
Noun
Singular:
elk
Plural:
elksOrigin of Elk
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From Middle English *elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”) (compare Low German Elk, German Elch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (compare Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Sanskrit ऋष्य (ṛśya, “antelope”), variant of *h₁elh₁én (compare German Elen, Tocharian A/B yäl/ylem ‘gazelle’, Lithuanian élnis ‘stag’, Armenian եղնիկ (ełnik) ‘doe, hind’).
From Wiktionary
Middle English the European elk or moose (Alces alces) probably alteration of Old English eolh
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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