Sinonim elk

English Thesaurus

1. common deer of temperate Europe and Asia (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cervid, deer,
definition	:	distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hart, stag,
definition	:	a male deer, especially an adult male red deer (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hind,
definition	:	a female deer, especially an adult female red deer (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	brocket,
definition	:	male red deer in its second year (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cervus, genus cervus,
definition	:	the type genus of the Cervidae (noun.animal)

2. large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cervid, deer,
definition	:	distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cervus, genus cervus,
definition	:	the type genus of the Cervidae (noun.animal)

3. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cervid, deer,
definition	:	distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	alces, genus alces,
definition	:	elk or moose (noun.animal)