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  Elk, CA
    Zip code(s): 95432
  Elk, WA
    Zip code(s): 99009

  Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zo["o]l.) [So called from its note.]
     The European whistling, or wild, swan ({Olor cygnus); --
     called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.

  Whistling \Whis"tling\,
     a. & n. from Whistle, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
  
     Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.
  
     Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii).
     (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The golden-eye.
     (b) A tree duck.
  
     Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle
        ({Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
        and little swamp eagle.
  
     Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The golden plover.
     (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
  
     Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.
  
     Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
         and elk.
     (b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
         
  
     Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna
        awsuree of India.
  
     Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
         Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East
         Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and
         have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note
         is a loud and clear whistle.
     (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
         [1913 Webster]

  elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
     OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A large deer, of several species. The European elk Alces
     alces (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
     closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
     wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
     family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
     to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     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 (Zo["o]l.), the eland.

  elk \elk\, elke \elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus).
     [1913 Webster]

  Elk \Elk\ ([e^]lk), prop. n.
     a member of the fraternal organization named Benevolent and
     Protective Order of Elks, supporting various services to
     their communities.
     [PJC]

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  Whistling \Whis"tling\,
     a. & n. from Whistle, v.
  
     Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
  
     Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.
  
     Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii).
     (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The golden-eye.
     (b) A tree duck.
  
     Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle
        ({Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
        and little swamp eagle.
  
     Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The golden plover.
     (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
  
     Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.
  
     Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
         and elk.
     (b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
         
  
     Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna
        awsuree of India.
  
     Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
         Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East
         Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and
         have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note
         is a loud and clear whistle.
     (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

  Elk \Elk\, Elke \Elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus).

  Elk \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG.
     elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     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 (Zo["o]l.), the eland.

  Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zo["o]l.) [So called from its note.]
     The European whistling, or wild, swan ({Olor cygnus); --
     called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.

  elk
       n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the
           male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
           [syn: European elk, moose, Alces alces]

  elk
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ θηλαστικό en) η άλκη

  -elk
     Saterland Frisian suf.
     1 (n-g: Used to form adjectives denoting a state of having the nature
  of the suffixed noun); -ly
     2 (n-g: Used to form adjectives denoting a state of having the
  appearance of the suffixed noun); -ly

  elk
     Dutch det.
     each; every
     Dutch pron.
     (lb nl chiefly in expressions) everyone; everybody
     Low German pron.
     1 (lb nds in the singular) each, every
     2 (lb nds in the plural) some, many
     n.
     1 Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or
  wapiti (see usage notes).
     2 # Any of the subspecies of the moose (''Alces alces'',
  alternatively named (vern: Eurasian elk) to avoid confusion with the
  wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
     3 # (lb en chiefly Europe Commonwealth) Any moose (''Alces alces''),
  the largest member of the deer family.
     4 # (lb en North America) (vern: common wapiti) (''Cervus
  canadensis''), the second largest member of the deer family, once
  thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
     5 # (lb en British India) sambar ((taxlink Cervus unicolor species)).
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) (alt form en elke) {qual|the (vern: common swan)
  (''Cygnus cygnus'', syn. (taxlink Cygnus ferus species ver=190810)})

  Elk
     n.
     A member of the (w: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks), an
  American fraternal order.
     n.
     (lb en informal) An (w: Acorn Electron) computer.
     n.
     (lb en Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football
  League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).
     n.
     (surname en from=Dutch).

  elk
     n.
     1 Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or
  wapiti (see usage notes).
     2 # Any of the subspecies of the moose (''Alces alces'',
  alternatively named (vern: Eurasian elk) to avoid confusion with the
  wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
     3 # (lb en chiefly Europe Commonwealth) Any moose (''Alces alces''),
  the largest member of the deer family.
     4 # (lb en North America) (vern: common wapiti) (''Cervus
  canadensis''), the second largest member of the deer family, once
  thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
     5 # (lb en British India) sambar ((taxlink Cervus unicolor species)).
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) (alt form en elke) {qual|the (vern: common swan)
  (''Cygnus cygnus'', syn. (taxlink Cygnus ferus species ver=190810)})

  Elk
     n.
     A member of the (w: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks), an
  American fraternal order.
     n.
     (lb en informal) An (w: Acorn Electron) computer.
     n.
     (lb en Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football
  League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).
     n.
     (surname en from=Dutch).

  -elk
     Saterland Frisian suf.
     1 (n-g: Used to form adjectives denoting a state of having the nature
  of the suffixed noun); -ly
     2 (n-g: Used to form adjectives denoting a state of having the
  appearance of the suffixed noun); -ly

  elk
     Low German pron.
     1 (lb nds in the singular) each, every
     2 (lb nds in the plural) some, many
     Middle English n.
     (tlb enm Late ME rare) (l en elk), moose (''Alces alces'')

  Elk
     n.
     A member of the (w: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks), an
  American fraternal order.
     n.
     (lb en informal) An (w: Acorn Electron) computer.
     n.
     (lb en Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football
  League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).
     n.
     (surname en from=Dutch).

  -elk
     Saterland Frisian suf.
     1 (n-g: Used to form adjectives denoting a state of having the nature
  of the suffixed noun); -ly
     2 (n-g: Used to form adjectives denoting a state of having the
  appearance of the suffixed noun); -ly

  elk
     Low German pron.
     1 (lb nds in the singular) each, every
     2 (lb nds in the plural) some, many
     Middle English n.
     (tlb enm Late ME rare) (l en elk), moose (''Alces alces'')

  Elk
     n.
     A member of the (w: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks), an
  American fraternal order.
     n.
     (lb en informal) An (w: Acorn Electron) computer.
     n.
     (lb en Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football
  League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).
     n.
     (surname en from=Dutch).

  elk
     Hollanti pron.
     (indpron: k=nl) jokainen

  elk
     Limburgiska n.
     älg

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  eland

  Elk /ˈɛlk/
  الأيّل

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  los
           Note: "zvíře"

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  Elch  [zool.]
           Note: Alces alces
     Synonyms: European elk, moose
  
   see: elks, moose
  

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  
  ταυρότραγος

  elk /elk/
  élan

  elk /elk/
  eilc, fia mór

  elk /ˈɛlk/ 
  1. एक~प्रकार~का~बारहसिंगा
        "We saw an elk in the zoo."

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  los, sjeverni jelen

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  1. jávorantilop
  2. vadlúd
  3. nyári lúd

  elk /elk/
  alces

  elk /elk/
  briedis
     See also: moose
  

  elk /elk/ 
   1.  łoś
   2.  [US]  wapiti

  elk /elk/
  alce, grã-besta

  elk /ˈɛlk/
  1. iri boynuzlu bir geyik, (zool.) Alces alces.

  elk //ɛlk// 
  все́ки 2.
  1. ieder afzonderlijk
   3.
  2. iedereen

  elk /ɛlk/
  aller, jeder, einjeder, jedermann, jeglicher

  elk //ɛlk// 
  κάθε
  1. ieder afzonderlijk

  elk /ɛlk/
  each, every

  elk //ɛlk// 
  joka
  1. ieder afzonderlijk

  elk /ɛlk/
  chaque

  elk //ɛlk// 
  setiap
  1. ieder afzonderlijk

  elk //ɛlk// 
  omnis
  1. ieder afzonderlijk

  elk //ɛlk// 
  1. kiekviena
  1. ieder afzonderlijk
  2. visi
  2. iedereen

  
/ˈɛɫk/

  Elk -- U.S. County in Kansas
     Population (2000):    3261
     Housing Units (2000): 1860
     Land area (2000):     647.293474 sq. miles (1676.482330 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.071416 sq. miles (7.954931 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    650.364890 sq. miles (1684.437261 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             37.425671 N, 96.238982 W
     Headwords:
      Elk
      Elk, KS
      Elk County
      Elk County, KS
  

  Elk -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    35112
     Housing Units (2000): 18115
     Land area (2000):     828.651934 sq. miles (2146.198565 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.578653 sq. miles (9.268669 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    832.230587 sq. miles (2155.467234 sq. km)
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.422346 N, 78.655412 W
     Headwords:
      Elk
      Elk, PA
      Elk County
      Elk County, PA
  

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "elk":
     Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard,
     caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, fallow deer, fawn,
     gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose,
     mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer,
     roebuck, springbok, stag, wildebeest
  
  

  n. 麋鹿;

     n. 麋鹿