MOOSE

elk, moose, Alces alces

(noun) large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called ‘elk’ in Europe and ‘moose’ 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 → 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.] (Zoöl.)

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 zoölogists is considered the same species. See Elk. Moose bird (Zoöl.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See Whisky jack.

– Moose deer. Same as Moose.

– Moose yard (Zoöl.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition