Elk

  • 31elk — /ɛlk / (say elk) noun (plural elks, elk) 1. the largest existing deer, Alces alces, having a large head with broad, overhanging muzzle, and large palmate antlers in the male, found in moist wooded areas across the Northern Hemisphere. Compare… …

  • 32elk — [OE] The Indo European base *ol , *elproduced a number of names for deerlike animals – Greek élaphos ‘stag’, for example, and Welsh elain ‘hind’, not to mention English eland. In its Germanic descendants, two main lines of development are evident …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 33elk — [[t]e̱lk[/t]] elks N VAR (elk can also be used as the plural form.) An elk is a type of large deer. Elks have big, flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Some British speakers use elk to refer to the… …

    English dictionary

  • 34Elk — briedis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Alces alces angl. elk; European elk; moose; moose deer vok. Elch; Elen; Elentier; Elk; europäischer Elch; westlicher Elch rus. лось; сохатый pranc. élan; élan à …

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  • 35elk — briedis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Alces alces angl. elk; European elk; moose; moose deer vok. Elch; Elen; Elentier; Elk; europäischer Elch; westlicher Elch rus. лось; сохатый pranc. élan; élan à …

    Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • 36elk — [OE] The Indo European base *ol , *elproduced a number of names for deerlike animals – Greek élaphos ‘stag’, for example, and Welsh elain ‘hind’, not to mention English eland. In its Germanic descendants, two main lines of development are evident …

    Word origins

  • 37elk — noun (plural elks) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English eolh; akin to Old High German elaho elk, Greek elaphos deer Date: before 12th century 1. plural usually elk a. moose 1 used for one of the Old World b. a large gregarious… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38Elk — noun An computer. Even modified it so that it would work with the differently ordered registers of an Electron. Never did get it working fully on the Elk, I think my Elk with Mode 7 box caused a problem with the use of IRQ workspace, system speed …

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  • 39elk — [[t]ɛlk[/t]] n. pl. elks, (esp. collectively)elk for1, 2. 1) mam Also called wapiti a large North American deer Cervus canadensis[/ex] 2) mam the moose Alces alces[/ex] 3) clo pliable leather made from elk hide or from skin, as cowhide, tanned to …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40elk — Hooper Hoop er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) [So called from its note.] The European whistling, or wild, swan ({Olor cygnus}); called also {hooper swan}, {whooping swan}, and {elk} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English