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Pronunciation : Moose
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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