- (British English)
a large deer that lives in the north of Europe, Asia and North America. In North America it is called a moose. 驼鹿,(生活于北欧、亚洲和北美洲,北美洲称 moose) Topics Animalsc2 - (North American English) (also wapiti British and North American English)
a very large North American deer 驼鹿,(生活于北欧、亚洲和北美洲,北美洲称 moose) - Elk
a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a US social organization that gives money to charity (美国)厄尔克思慈善互助会会员(捐款给慈善机构) CultureThe organization, which started in 1868, was originally for men only but now admits women. Members are called Elks and they have meetings in Elk lodges.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: probably from Old English elh, eolh, with substitution of k for h.