Definition of elk

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nai sừng tấm

/elk//elk/

The word "elk" has its origins in Old English as "ælk," which was derived from the Proto-Germanic word "al huntiz," meaning "to hunt." This Proto-Germanic word is also the source of the Modern English word "hunting." The term "elk" originally referred to the wapiti, a type of deer, and specifically the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus). Over time, the term "elk" was also applied to other large, ancestral species of deer, including the now-extinct Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) and the American Elk (Cervus canadensis). Today, the term "elk" is often used interchangeably with "wapiti," although some taxonomists and wildlife experts make a distinction between the two terms.

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a large deer that lives in the north of Europe, Asia and North America. In North America it is called a moose.

một loài hươu lớn sống ở phía bắc châu Âu, châu Á và Bắc Mỹ. Ở Bắc Mỹ, nó được gọi là nai sừng tấm.

a very large North American deer

một con nai Bắc Mỹ rất lớn

a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a US social organization that gives money to charity

một thành viên của Hội Yêu tinh Nhân từ và Bảo vệ, một tổ chức xã hội của Hoa Kỳ chuyên quyên góp tiền từ thiện

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