moose : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: moose	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for moose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moose n large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America Synonym(s): elk, European elk, moose, Alces alces
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moose \Moose\, n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.] (Zo[94]l.) A large cervine mammal ({Alces machlis}, or {A. Americanus}), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zo[94]logists is considered the same species. See {Elk}. {Moose bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See {Whisky jack}. {Moose deer}. Same as {Moose}. {Moose yard} (Zo[94]l.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moose \Moose\, n. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. [Cant]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moose, WY Zip code(s): 83012