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elk

/ɛlk/noun1 syllable

Elk means: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia.

Synonyms for elk7

noun, as in common deer of temperate Europe and Asia

red deer, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus

noun, as in large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

wapiti, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis

noun, as in large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called ‘elk’ in Europe and ‘moose’ in North America

moose, Alces alces

What does elk mean?3

noun

1

common deer of temperate Europe and Asia

2

large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

3

large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called ‘elk’ in Europe and ‘moose’ in North America

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Elk in a sentence

  • In the winter the elk congregate on the golf course.Joseph
  • The antlers of a male elk can reach up to four feet in length.Amastan
  • The sight of a majestic elk with its antlers fully grown was breathtaking.Amastan
  • The creature looked like a combination of a bear and an elk.Amastan
  • During dinner the elk drank a lot of beer, fell down the stairs, and died.Hybrid
  • I hunt elk in my leisure-time.sctld
  • What species of elk is it?cntrational
  • I saw an elk in the forest.Hybrid

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Forms of elk

as a noun

plural
elks