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MOOSE
elk, moose, Alces alces
(noun) large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called āelkā in Europe and āmooseā in North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
moose (plural moose or mooses or meese)
(US, Canada) The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
(informal) An ugly person.
Usage notes
• The usual plural of moose is moose; compare the names of many animals, such as deer and fish, which are also invariant. Other plurals are rare and nonstandard: mooses (with the usual English plural-forming suffix -s) and meese (jocularly formed by analogy to goose ā geese).
Synonyms
• (largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus)): elk (British), Newfoundland speed bump (Canadian)
Etymology 2
Noun
moose
(US, military, slang) An Asian girl taken as a lover.
Noun
Moose (plural Mooses)
(slang, derogatory) A Muslim.
Source: Wiktionary
Moose, n. Etym: [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zoƶlogists is considered the same species. See Elk. Moose bird (Zoƶl.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See Whisky jack.
– Moose deer. Same as Moose.
– Moose yard (Zoƶl.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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