Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun elk

3 senses of elk

Sense 1
elk, European elk, moose, Alces alces -- (large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America)
       => deer, cervid -- (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)

Sense 2
wapiti, elk, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis -- (large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male)
       => deer, cervid -- (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)

Sense 3
red deer, elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus -- (common deer of temperate Europe and Asia)
       => deer, cervid -- (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)