Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of ruminant mammals of the deer family, Cervidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of elk or moose.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun elk or moose
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Examples
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This was not my first face-to-face with a bull moose Alces alces, and I'm smitten.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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Here in Colorado we have a subspecies called Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi which are the smallest of the subspecies of moose.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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Bullwinkle J. Moose (Alces alces) ... who briefly posed for a photo before going on to an appointment at the lake ...
Rich Wolf: Looking For Fall in All the High Places (PHOTOS) Rich Wolf 2010
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This was not my first face-to-face with a bull moose Alces alces, and I'm smitten.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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Here in Colorado we have a subspecies called Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi which are the smallest of the subspecies of moose.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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Bullwinkle J. Moose (Alces alces) ... who briefly posed for a photo before going on to an appointment at the lake ...
Rich Wolf: Looking For Fall in All the High Places (PHOTOS) Rich Wolf 2010
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Here in Colorado we have a subspecies called Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi which are the smallest of the subspecies of moose.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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This was not my first face-to-face with a bull moose Alces alces, and I'm smitten.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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I have identified myself with America's largest ungulate, (the one the French trappers called l'orignal) alces Alces, for almost 20 years, since that memorable Thursday evening, and this election has been, since Ms. Palin's entry, fraught.
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Several terrestrial species – especially caribou, reindeer, muskox, and moose (Alces alces) – are extremely important in local economies.
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