elk
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elk /ɛlk/
▶noun (pl. same or elks) a large northern deer with palmate antlers and a growth of skin hanging from the neck. Called moose in North America. [Alces alces.] ■North American term for wapiti.
– origin C15: prob. from OE elh, eolh, with substitution of k for h.
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