elk 音标拼音: ['ɛlk]
n . 麋鹿
麋鹿
elk n 1 :
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male ;
called `
elk '
in Europe and `
moose '
in North America [
synonym : {
elk }, {
European elk }, {
moose }, {
Alces alces }]
2 :
large North American deer with large much -
branched antlers in the male [
synonym : {
wapiti }, {
elk }, {
American elk }, {
Cervus elaphus canadensis }]
3 :
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [
synonym : {
red deer },
{
elk }, {
American elk }, {
wapiti }, {
Cervus elaphus }]
Hooper \
Hoop "
er \,
n . (
Zool .) [
So called from its note .]
The European whistling ,
or wild ,
swan ({
Olor cygnus }); --
called also {
hooper swan }, {
whooping swan },
and {
elk }.
Hoopoe
Whistling \
Whis "
tling \,
a . &
n .
from {
Whistle },
v .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Whistling buoy }. (
Naut .)
See under {
Buoy }.
{
Whistling coot } (
Zool .),
the American black scoter .
{
Whistling Dick }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
An Australian shrike thrush ({
Colluricincla Selbii }).
(
b )
The song thrush . [
Prov .
Eng .]
{
Whistling duck }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The golden -
eye .
(
b )
A tree duck .
{
Whistling eagle } (
Zool .),
a small Australian eagle ({
Haliastur sphenurus }); --
called also {
whistling hawk },
and {
little swamp eagle }.
{
Whistling plover }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The golden plover .
(
b )
The black -
bellied ,
or gray ,
plover .
{
Whistling snipe } (
Zool .),
the American woodcock .
{
Whistling swan }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The European whooper swan ; --
called also {
wild swan },
and {
elk }.
(
b )
An American swan ({
Olor columbianus }).
See under {
Swan }.
{
Whistling teal } (
Zool .),
a tree duck ,
as {
Dendrocygna awsuree }
of India .
{
Whistling thrush }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus {
Myiophonus },
native of Asia ,
Australia ,
and the East Indies .
They are generally black ,
glossed with blue ,
and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder .
Their note is a loud and clear whistle .
(
b )
The song thrush . [
Prov .
Eng .]
[
1913 Webster ]
elk \
elk \,
elke \
elke \,
n . (
Zo ["
o ]
l .)
The European wild or whistling swan ({
Cygnus ferus }).
[
1913 Webster ]
Elk \
Elk \ ([
e ^]
lk ),
prop .
n .
a member of the fraternal organization named Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ,
supporting various services to their communities .
[
PJC ]
elk \
elk \ ([
e ^]
lk ),
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 alces } (
formerly {
Alces machlis }
or {
Cervus alces })
is closely allied to the American moose .
The American elk ,
or wapiti ({
Cervus Canadensis })
the largest member of the deer family ,
has large ,
spreading antlers and is closely related to the European stag .
See {
Moose },
and {
Wapiti }.
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
{
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 .
elk 33 Moby Thesaurus words for "
elk ":
Cape elk ,
Virginia deer ,
antelope ,
buck ,
camel ,
camelopard ,
caribou ,
deer ,
deerlet ,
doe ,
dromedary ,
eland ,
fallow deer ,
fawn ,
gazelle ,
giraffe ,
gnu ,
hart ,
hartebeest ,
hind ,
kaama ,
moose ,
mule deer ,
musk deer ,
okapi ,
red deer ,
reindeer ,
roe ,
roe deer ,
roebuck ,
springbok ,
stag ,
wildebeest
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