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▸ noun: (chiefly Europe, Commonwealth) Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
▸ noun: (Canada, US) Common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
▸ noun: (British India) Sambar (Cervus unicolor).
▸ noun: A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.
▸ noun: (informal) An Acorn Electron computer.
▸ noun: (Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).
▸ noun: A surname from Dutch.
▸ noun: Obsolete form of elke (common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus)). [(obsolete) The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus).]
▸ noun: (computing) Acronym of Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
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moose,
alces alces,
european elk,
elke,
moose deer,
wapiti,
red deer,
deer,
Nelson's elk,
wawaskeesh,
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