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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. [imac]risc, fr. [imac]ras the Irish. Cf.
Aryan, Erse.]
Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced
in Ireland.
[1913 Webster]
Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) See under Elk.
Irish moss.
(a) (Bot.) Carrageen.
(b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.
Irish poplin. See Poplin.
Irish potato, the ordinary white potato, so called because
it is a favorite article of food in Ireland.
Irish reef, or Irishman's reef (Naut.), the head of a
sail tied up.
Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces
and stewed.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan,
Erse.]
Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced
in Ireland.
Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) See under Elk.
Irish moss.
(a) (Bot.) Carrageen.
(b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.
Irish poplin. See Poplin.
Irish potato, the ordinary white potato, so called because
it is a favorite article of food in Ireland.
Irish reef, or Irishman's reef (Naut.), the head of a
sail tied up.
Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces
and stewed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Irish elk
n.
†(taxlink Megaloceros giganteus species), a very large extinct deer.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Irish elk
n.
†(taxlink Megaloceros giganteus species), a very large extinct deer.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Irish elk
n.
†(taxlink Megaloceros giganteus species), a very large extinct deer.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Irish elk /ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈɛlk/
Riesenhirsch , Megaloceros [hist.] [zool.]
Note: Megaloceros giganteus
Synonym: giant deer
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