Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Language: Old English
Origin: eolh

elk

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
elk plural elk [countable]
1HBA British English a very large brown North American, European, and Asian animal with wide flat horns [= moose American English]
2 American English a large North American deer
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary