moose
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
Example
“We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.”
Other meanings
Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
An Asian girl taken as a lover.
Synonyms
- elk
A kind of
- deer
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “moose” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.