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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  moose \moose\ (m[=oo]s), n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah;
     Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A large cervine mammal ({Alces alces syn.
        Alces machlis, syn Alces Americanus), native of the
        Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about
        as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers.
        It closely resembles the European elk, and by many
        zo["o]logists is considered the same species. See Elk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose.
        [Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
     2. [capitalized] A member of the fraternal organization named
        Loyal Order of Moose.
        [PJC]
  
     Moose bird (Zo["o]l.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See
        Whisky jack.
  
     Moose deer. Same as Moose.
  
     Moose yard (Zo["o]l.), a locality where moose, in winter,
        herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual
        protection.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Moose \Moose\, n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin
     monse. Mackenzie.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A large cervine mammal ({Alces machlis, or A. Americanus),
     native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult
     male is about as large as a horse, and has very large,
     palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and
     by many zo["o]logists is considered the same species. See
     Elk.
  
     Moose bird (Zo["o]l.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See
        Whisky jack.
  
     Moose deer. Same as Moose.
  
     Moose yard (Zo["o]l.), a locality where moose, in winter,
        herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual
        protection.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  moose deer
     alt.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  moose deer
     alt.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  moose deer
     alt.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  moose deer
     alt.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) an elk
     2 (lb en archaic) A moose ((taxlink Alces americanus species
  ver=190810))

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