elk

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

elk [elk elks] BrE [elk] NAmE [elk] noun (pl. elkor elks)
1. (BrE)a large ↑deer that lives in the north of Europe, Asia and N America. In N America it is called a ↑moose.
2. (NAmE) = ↑wapiti
3. Elka member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a US social organization that gives money to charity

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: probably from Old English elh, eolh, with substitution of k for h.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  red deer, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus, Cervus elaphus canadensis, European elk, moose, Alces alces