Elk - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Elk : (noun)

1: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America [syn: European elk, moose, Alces alces]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Whistling \Whis"tling\, a. & n. from Whistle, v.

Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.

Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.

Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck.

Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle ({Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle.

Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.

Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.

Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan, and elk. (b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus). See under Swan. Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree of India.

Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle. (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Elk : \Elk\, Elke \Elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus).

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Elk : \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.] (Zo["o]l.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.

Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer ({Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler.

Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Elk :

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Elk, CA Zip code(s): 95432 Elk, WA Zip code(s): 99009

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