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moose

(muːs)
Word forms: plural moose
countable noun
A moose is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Some British speakers use moose to refer to the North American variety of this animal, and elk to refer to the European and Asian varieties.

moose in British English

(muːs)
nounWord forms: plural moose
a large North American deer, Alces alces, having large flattened palmate antlers: also occurs in Europe and Asia where it is called an elk
Word origin
C17: from Algonquian; related to Narraganset moos, from moosu he strips, alluding to the moose's habit of stripping trees

moose in American English

(mus)
US
nounWord forms: plural moose
a deer (Alces alces) of N regions, the male of which has huge spatulate antlers and weighs up to 815 kg (c. 1,800 lb): it is the largest of the deer family
see also elk (sense 1)
Word origin
< Eastern Abenaki mos

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Examples of 'moose' in a sentence
moose

The large reception room is full of stuffed deer and moose heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Like accidentally picking up a hooker and talking to a dead moose.
The Sun (2011)
When a bull moose or elk made a similar suggestion, it was similarly pursued.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
The bargain rhinos, deer and moose come in three sizes and would look great displayed in a group.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She hunts, fishes, and eats moose burgers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The wolf's prey can range from mice to buffalo, from elk to moose.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
Their natural predators being bears and wolves, a bull moose will often let a human being come within 20ft.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
moose

British English: moose NOUN
A moose is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America.
  • American English: moose
  • Brazilian Portuguese: alce
  • Chinese: 驼鹿 >生长在北欧、亚洲和北美，长有大而扁的鹿角。有些人用moose指北美的该物种，用elk指欧洲和亚洲的该物种
  • European Spanish: alce
  • French: élan
  • German: Elch
  • Italian: alce
  • Japanese: ムース
  • Korean: 무스
  • European Portuguese: alce
  • Latin American Spanish: alce

Chinese translation of 'moose'

moose

(muːs)
Word forms:pl moose

n

  1. 麋 (mí) (头, tóu)
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