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Alces

noun

elk or moose

• Syn: ↑genus Alces

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cervidae, ↑family Cervidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑elk, ↑European elk, ↑moose, ↑Alces alces

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\\ˈalˌsēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, elk, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse elgr elk — more at elk

: the genus of mammals (order Artiodactyla) comprising the moose and the European elk

Useful english dictionary. 2012.