English-Thai Dictionary
elk
N กวาง ใหญ่ช นิดหนึ่ง moose kwang-yai-cha-nid-nueng
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ELK
n.[L. alce, alces.] A quadruped of the Cervine genus, with palmated horns, and a fleshy protuberance on the throat. The neck is short, with a short, thick, upright mane; the eyes are small; the ears long, broad and slouching; and the upper lip hangs over the under lip. It is the largest of the deer kind, being seventeen hands high and weighing twelve hundred pounds. It is found in the northern regions of Europe, Asia and America. In the latter country it is usually called Moose, from the Indian name musu.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELK
Elk, n. Etym: [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho,MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces ) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis ), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti. Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus ) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler. -- Cape elk (Zoöl.), the eland.
New American Oxford Dictionary
elk
elk |elk ɛlk | ▶noun 1 ( pl. same or elks ) a red deer of a large race native to North America. Also called wapiti. [Cervus canadensis, family Cervidae. ] • Brit. another term for moose. 2 (Elk ) ( pl. Elks ) a member of a charitable fraternal organization, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: probably from Old English elh, eolh, with substitution of k for h. Other words that have undergone this change are dialect selk (Old English seolh ‘seal ’) and fark (Old English færh ‘farrow ’).
Oxford Dictionary
elk
elk |ɛlk | ▶noun ( pl. same or elks ) 1 British term for moose. 2 North American term for wapiti. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: probably from Old English elh, eolh, with substitution of k for h.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
elk
elk /elk /名詞 複 ～, ～s 1 C 〘動 〙ヘラジカ 〘最大種の鹿 〙; ｟米 ｠ワピチ (wapiti ).2 U エルク革 〘エルクまたは牛のなめし皮 〙.3 C 〖E- 〗エルク慈善保護会の会員 .
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