DCHP-2

elk † DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1a n.

  a large ruminant mammal, Alces alces, of the northern forests.

  See also: moose (def. 1)  

• 1b n. — Obs. or Hist.

  moosehide.

  See also: elk skin (def. 1)  

• 2 n.

  the North American elk or stag, Cervus canadensis

  See also: wapiti