noun
- Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America.
- synonyms: European elk, moose, Alces alces
- Large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male.
- synonyms: wapiti, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis
- Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia.
- synonyms: red deer, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus
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