Definition of Moose

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moose
n. species of large North American ruminant mammal whose male members have large heads and huge flat antlers, elk

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Moose Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Moose
(n.)
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 zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk.
  

WordNet 2.0
moose

Noun
1. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
(synonym) elk, European elk, Alces alces
(hypernym) deer, cervid
(member-holonym) Alces, genus Alces

London Slang
moose
a rather cruel term used as a name for an ugly girl. e.g.. "She's a right moose !".

hEnglish - advanced version
moose

moose
\moose\ (?), n. [a native name; knisteneaux mouswah; algonquin monse. mackenzie.] (zo?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?logists is considered the same species. see elk.
moose
bird (zo?l.), the canada jayor whisky jack. see whisky jack.
moose
deer. same as moose.
moose
yard (zo?l.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.
moose
\moose\ (?), n. a member of the progressive party; a bull moose. [cant]


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 moose deer 
 moose bird 
 bull moose 
 moose yard 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
moose
eilc, fia mór


Moose Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

US Zip Codes
83012
State: WYOMING
City: MOOSE


Moose Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

CUVC Volleyball Glossary
Moose
UK: A stuff block. Traditional celebration is to raise the hands to the side of the head to symbolise antlers.
US: A very hard hitter of the ball.


Moose Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

The Harry Potter Glossary
Moose Jaw Metorites (Canada)
The Meteorites are one of three highly accomplished Quidditch teams to come out of Canada.
In the 1970s, they were threatened with disbandment owing to their persistent practice of performing post-match victory flights over neighboring towns and villages while trailing sparks from their broom tails.
The team now confines this tradition to the pitch at the end of each match and Meteorite games consequently remain a great wizarding tourist attraction.


Moose Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
MOOSE
For the animal, see moose.
MOOSE, originally an acronym for Man Out Of Space Easiest and later changed to the more professional-sounding Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment, was a proposed emergency "bail-out" system capable of bringing a single astronaut safely down from Earth orbit to the planet's surface.

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Moose
The species Alces alces is called the moose by North Americans (a name derived from Eastern Abenaki moz) or the elk by Europeans. Alces alces is the largest existing member of the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from the others by the palmate antlers of its males. These antlers are unique in shape, having a more cup-like shape as opposed to the common twig-like figuration of others in the deer family.It should be noted that in North America, the name elk is given to the second largest species of deer - an animal also called the wapiti.

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