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elk

noun [C]
 
 
/elk/ (plural elks or elk)

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US for wapitiDeer and antelope UK for mooseDeer and antelope
(Definition of elk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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