HyperDic: moose

English > 1 sense of the word *moose*:
NOUN	animal	moose, elk, Alces alces	large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male

moose > pronunciation
Sounds	muw's
Rhymes	abstruse ... Zeus: 40 rhymes with uws...

English > *moose*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called 'elk' in Europe and 'moose' in North America.
Synonyms	elk, Alces alces
Member of	Alces, genus Alces	Elk or moose
Broader	deer, cervid	distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
Spanish	alce, Alces alces, alces, ante
Catalan	Alces alces, ant