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
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