Elk - Definition and Overview
Related Words:
Buck
,
Camel
,
Camelopard
,
Caribou
,
Deer
,
Doe
,
Dromedary
,
Eland
,
Fawn
,
Gazelle
,
Giraffe
,
Gnu
,
Hart
,
Hartebeest
,
Hind
,
Moose
,
Okapi
,
Reindeer
,
Roe
The word "
Elk
" has several possible meanings:
In Europe, Elk is the animal known in North America as the
Moose
(
Alces alces
).
In North America, Elk refers to the
Wapiti
(
Cervus elaphus
), known as the
Red Deer
in Europe.
Elk is an old British and Irish name for the
Whooper Swan
, from the
Old Norse
word for the wild swan.
Ełk
is a town in Poland
Elk can refer to a member of the
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
, a
fraternal organization
.
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disambiguation
page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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