Definition of Megaloceros in English:
Megaloceros
nounˌmɛɡəˈlɒsərəsˌmeɡəˈläsərəs
A very large extinct deer of the Pleistocene epoch, in particular the Irish elk.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some Pleistocene cervids had spectacular antlers; these include the ‘Irish elk’ Megaloceros, which was not an elk and was not restricted to Ireland.
- The Irish Elk, Megaloceros, is misnamed, for it is neither exclusively Irish nor is it an elk.
- The Irish Elk, Megaloceros, died about 11,000 years ago when glaciers covered much of Europe, its home land.
- The Irish elk is also known as the giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus).
- The giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus) roamed Europe and Central Asia alongside humans until its extinction some 8,000 years ago.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek megas, megalo- 'great' + keras 'horn'.