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Meanings of elk in English
Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia.
Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America.
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Usage of elk in English
1
The animal making the easiest prey for the cougar is the elk.
2
Then he quickly corrected himself, saying elk were, in fact, the target.
3
The men were engaged in hunting and jerking deer and elk meat.
4
There issued from the forest to the westward the stately Irish elk.
5
The elk bugles, the moose roars and bawls, in desire or defiance.
6
As Mercedes moved down the market, its A-Class hit the elk obstacle.
7
Venison is in its prime when the elk's horns are in velvet.
8
The elk raised his proud, antlered head and looked in my direction.
9
They were three elk- abulland two cows-resting in the bleak forest.
10
They clothe themselves in winter with good furs of beaver and elk.
11
The elk ceased his bellowing The room filled with glancing morning shadows.
12
Then he got help to drag the mother elk from the marsh.
13
We've seen bear and moose and deer, rabbits and quail, pheasant, elk.
14
The Crows often use elk horns as material, and carve them beautifully.
15
So they took the shoulder blade of an elk and made mounds.
16
After a time, they came in sight of a gang of elk.
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Elk through the time
Elk across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common