Alces alces

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin alces (“elk, moose”).

Proper noun

Alces alces f

A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – a large, northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in a male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America..

Hypernyms

(species): Cervidae - family; Capreolinae - subfamily; Alces - genus

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