elk
Any of the subspecies of the moose, that occurs only in Europe and AsiaAny of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).: Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
» We went out elk hunting.
Значение
значений: 3Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
(Содружество, Europe)Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
(Канада, США)Common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
(британское, Индия)Sambar (Cervus unicolor).
Примеры
предложений: 18We went out elk hunting.
I saw an elk in the forest.
Я видел в лесу лося.
deIch habe im Wald einen Elch gesehen.
Tom seems to have made off with the elk carcass.
Похоже, Том убежал с тушей лося.
That's only an elk.
Это всего лишь лось.
deDas ist nur ein Elch.
Is it an elk?
Это лось?
Происхождение
From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elFrom Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”).
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Формы
мн. число: elk / elksСинонимы
синонимов: 8- large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called ‘elk’ in Europe and ‘moose’ in North America:mooseAlces alces
- common deer of temperate Europe and Asia:red deerAmerican elkwapitiCervus elaphus
- large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male:wapitiAmerican elkCervus elaphus canadensis
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