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Meanings of megaloceros giganteus in English

Russian
большерогий олень
Portuguese
alce irlandês
Catalan
megaloceros giganteus
Spanish
megaloceros giganteus
Wikidata

Extinct species of cervid (deer/elk)

Related terms
большерогий олень
Synonyms
Examples for "irish elk"
Examples for "irish elk"
1
There issued from the forest to the westward the stately Irish elk.
The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man
2
The Cervus Americanus found in Kentucky was as large as the Irish elk, which it greatly resembled.
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
3
The Irish elk ignored this creeping revolution.
After the Rain : how the West lost the East
4
Irish Elk, an example of co-adaptation.
Darwin and Modern Science
5
The Irish Elk antlers were withdrawn at €7,000 but are under negotiation.
The Irish Times
1
The giant deer were browsing on the tender young leaves of low-growing brush.
The Shelters of Stone
2
He had fed on the giant deer brought by his lioness.
The Valley of Horses
3
Except for giant deer and reindeer, most deer don't travel in herds at all.
The Shelters of Stone
4
We have had good hunting, and a herd of giant deer are coming this way.
The Plains of Passage
5
Ayla nodded, not quite sure how a disguise would be used to hunt giant deer.
The Shelters of Stone
1
The antlers, which are 11ft wide, are thought to be from a Great Irish Deer.
The Irish Times
2
The Irish Deer Society has called for the complete closure of the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
The Irish Times
3
The Leinster branch of the Irish Deer Society is holding its annual open day in the Phoenix Park tomorrow.
The Irish Times
4
They pay no attention to the tall man being photographed nearby beside the skeleton of a giant Irish deer.
The Irish Times
5
For instance, it becomes possible to follow the Giant Irish Deer from dominance to extinction and later rediscovery as ancient remains during Elizabethan times.
The Irish Times
Usage of megaloceros giganteus in English
1
The male Megaloceros giganteus is the pride of Irish palaeontology, with a skeleton nearly three metres high from hooves to tine-tips.
The Irish Times
2
The skull and antlers of a Megaloceros giganteus (also known as the Irish elk) had been lying forgotten and gathering dust for years.
The Irish Times
Translations for megaloceros giganteus