Elk Synonyms

ĕlk
Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. wapiti
  2. American elk
  3. red-deer
  4. Cervus elaphus canadensis
  5. cervus-elaphus
Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. European elk
  2. moose
  3. alces-alces
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Words Related to Elk

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. mule-deer
  2. antelope
  3. caribou
  4. bison
  5. fallow-deer
  6. wild-goat
  7. pronghorn
  8. lechwe

Elk Sentence Examples

  • Across the field, two elk grazed on the hill below the tree line.

  • Across the creek, on the hillside, two elk grazed contentedly.

  • Two dogs that size didn't present much of a threat to an Elk, or the wild sheep, for that matter.

  • In addition to the native deer, the Elk or buffalo could have eaten the grain.

  • Here may be mentioned the gigantic fossil deer commonly known as the Irish elk, which is perhaps a giant type of fallow-deer, and if so should be known as Cervus (Dama) giganteus.

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