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What is the noun for elk?

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elk
  1. (originally) Any large species of deer such as red deer, moose or wapiti.
  2. The subspecies of the moose (Alces alces alces, alternatively named Eurasian elk because the wapiti is also called elk) that occurs only in Europe and Asia (not to be confused with the species called moose {Alces alces} which encompasses all subspecies of the moose).
  3. (Britain) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose.
  4. (Canada) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “I spotted a magnificent elk grazing in the meadow during my hike in the Rocky Mountains.”
      “One summer morning a rack of antlers was visible in the distant meadow where the night before a pack of 14 wolves had taken down a bull elk.”
      “Wolves primarily hunt in packs for large prey such as moose, elk, bison, musk oxen, and reindeer.”
elkhound
  1. Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk.
  2. Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The Norwegian Elkhound belongs to the collection of dogs referred to as Scent Hounds, which specialise in following the scent or the smell of its quarry.”
      “Norwegian Elkhound Association of Scotland's championship show in Bellfield Community Centre, Kilmarnock at 10am.”
elkhorn
  1. The horn of an elk
  2. A highly-branched coral (Acropora palmata) supposed to resemble the horns of an elk
  3. Examples:
    1. “White pox has nearly wiped out hornlike elkhorn coral in some reefs in the Caribbean and elsewhere.”
      “The team's research emphasis is on Acropora palmata, or elkhorn coral, a major reef-building coral.”
      “The bubbles were still rising out of an upturned elkhorn which had rolled down the slope.”
elkskin
  1. The skin of an elk, or leather made from it.
elkburger
  1. A hamburger made with elk meat.
elk
  1. Alternative form of elke (the swan Cygnus ferus)
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I spotted a magnificent elk grazing in the meadow during my hike in the Rocky Mountains.”
      “One summer morning a rack of antlers was visible in the distant meadow where the night before a pack of 14 wolves had taken down a bull elk.”
      “Wolves primarily hunt in packs for large prey such as moose, elk, bison, musk oxen, and reindeer.”
elke
  1. The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
  2. Examples:
    1. “In 1979, Sellers starred alongside Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries and Elke Sommer in Richard Quine's The Prisoner of Zenda.”
      “Petrovec M, Sixl W, Schweiger R, Mikulasek S, Elke L, Wust G, et al.”
elkburgers
  1. plural of elkburger
elkhounds
  1. plural of elkhound
elkhorns
  1. plural of elkhorn
elkskins
  1. plural of elkskin
elkes
  1. plural of elke
  2. Examples:
    1. “The biscuits, worth PS12,000, included pallets of Elkes shortcakes and Fox's ginger nuts.”
elks
  1. plural of elk
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  3. Examples:
    1. “On lake banks are visiting giant pandas, gnus, mountain donkeys, elks, and bharals other wildlife.”
      “Moose, elks, black bears, wolves, pumas, groundhogs, squirrels, beavers, whisky jacks, sandhill cranes, ravens and bald eagles are seen frequently.”
      “DuringĀ 3 hours you will be across the lappish forest in the middle of reindeers and elks.”
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