HyperDic: alces_alces

English > 1 sense of the expression Alces alces:
NOUNanimalAlces alces, elk, mooselarge northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male
English > Alces alces: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called 'elk' in Europe and 'moose' in North America.
Synonymselk, moose
Member ofAlces, genus AlcesElk or moose
Broaderdeer, cerviddistinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
Spanishalce, Alces alces, alces, ante
CatalanAlces alces, ant

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