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moose 音標拼音: [m'us] v. 北美產的一種大鹿 北美產的一種大鹿 moose n 1: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called ` elk' in Europe and ` moose' in North America [ synonym: { elk}, { European elk}, { moose}, { Alces alces}] moose \ moose\ ( m[= oo] s), n. [ A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.] 1. ( Zool.) A large cervine mammal ({ Alces alces} syn. { Alces machlis}, syn { Alces 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. [ Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900' s.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC] 2. [ capitalized] A member of the fraternal organization named Loyal Order of Moose. [ PJC] { Moose bird} ( Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See { Whisky jack}. { Moose deer}. Same as { Moose}. { Moose yard} ( Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection. [ 1913 Webster]
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