Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Elk \Elk\, Elke \Elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus}).

Elk \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG.
   elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces
   machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely allied to the American
   moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}), is
   closely related to the European stag. See {Moose}, and
   {Wapiti}.

   {Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
      ({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its
      remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
      Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
      Illustration of {Antler}.

   {Cape elk} (Zo["o]l.), the eland.

Source : WordNet®

elk
     n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the
         male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
         [syn: {European elk}, {moose}, {Alces alces}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Elk
     
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