Definition of 'moose'
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moose in British English
nounWord forms: plural moose
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Word origin
C17: from Algonquian; related to Narraganset moos, from moosu he strips, alluding to the moose's habit of stripping trees
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moose in American English
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nounWord forms: plural moose
a deer (Alces alces) of N regions, the
male of which has
huge spatulate antlers and
weighs up to 815 kg (
c. 1,800 lb): it is the largest of the deer family
see also
elk (sense 1)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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A moose is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America.
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