Definition of moose in English:
moose
noun muːsmus
A large deer with palmate antlers and a growth of skin hanging from the neck, native to northern Eurasia and northern North America.
Alces alces, family Cervidae
Also called elk in Britain- In summer you can relax on a deck while watching for moose, deer, coyotes, or foxes to meander by.
- Occasionally they can see a mandarin or spotbill duck even a moose.
- Elusive moose and black bears also live here, as do less frequently seen grizzly bears.
- If you're lucky, you might spot a moose or hear the eerie howl of a gray wolf.
- It is also home to deer, elk and moose, and the rivers and lakes are alive with fish.
- Other wildlife one can encounter in the winter includes moose, deer, fox and otter.
- You're likely to see grizzly bears, moose, and elk, and hear wolves howling at night.
- We skied where the only tracks in evidence were our own and those of an occasional moose.
- In the north, the densities of large game such as caribou, moose, and deer are relatively low.
- Its forest covers an area half the size of Wales and supports a healthy population of wolves, moose and bears.
- Many ravens were seen and heard but the highlight of the trip was seeing the reindeer and moose.
- As we chugged by the prairie, they caught a rare glimpse of a moose, standing next to the tracks.
- The only plant eaters to survive were reindeer that grazed on lichens and moose that fed on willows.
- We also witness huge elk grazing, and for a brief intoxicating moment, a massive moose plodding across a stream.
- Expect to spot bison, elk, deer, moose, coyote and many winter birds during your ski.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Eastern Abnaki mos.
Rhymes
abstruse, abuse, adduce, Ballets Russes, Belarus, Bruce, burnous, caboose, charlotte russe, conduce, deduce, deuce, diffuse, douce, educe, excuse, goose, induce, introduce, juice, Larousse, loose, luce, misuse, mousse, noose, obtuse, Palouse, produce, profuse, puce, recluse, reduce, Rousse, seduce, sluice, Sousse, spruce, traduce, truce, use, vamoose, Zeus
Definition of moose in US English:
moose
nounmo͞osmus
A large deer with palmate antlers, a sloping back, and a growth of skin hanging from the neck. It is native to northern Eurasia and northern North America.
Alces alces, family Cervidae
Also called elk in Britain- It is also home to deer, elk and moose, and the rivers and lakes are alive with fish.
- Elusive moose and black bears also live here, as do less frequently seen grizzly bears.
- Expect to spot bison, elk, deer, moose, coyote and many winter birds during your ski.
- Many ravens were seen and heard but the highlight of the trip was seeing the reindeer and moose.
- Occasionally they can see a mandarin or spotbill duck even a moose.
- You're likely to see grizzly bears, moose, and elk, and hear wolves howling at night.
- Other wildlife one can encounter in the winter includes moose, deer, fox and otter.
- Its forest covers an area half the size of Wales and supports a healthy population of wolves, moose and bears.
- If you're lucky, you might spot a moose or hear the eerie howl of a gray wolf.
- In the north, the densities of large game such as caribou, moose, and deer are relatively low.
- The only plant eaters to survive were reindeer that grazed on lichens and moose that fed on willows.
- As we chugged by the prairie, they caught a rare glimpse of a moose, standing next to the tracks.
- We skied where the only tracks in evidence were our own and those of an occasional moose.
- In summer you can relax on a deck while watching for moose, deer, coyotes, or foxes to meander by.
- We also witness huge elk grazing, and for a brief intoxicating moment, a massive moose plodding across a stream.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Eastern Abnaki mos.