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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELK, n. [L. alce, alces.] A quadruped of the Cervine genus, with palmated horns, and a fleshy protuberance on the throat. The neck is short, with a short, thick, upright mane; the eyes are small; the ears long, broad and slouching; and the upper lip hangs over the under lip. It is the largest of the deer kind, being seventeen hands high and weighing twelve hundred pounds. It is found in the northern regions of Europe, Asia and America. In the latter country it is usually called Moose, from the Indian name musu.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America [syn: elk, European elk, moose, Alces alces]
2: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male [syn: wapiti, elk, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis]
3: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: red deer, elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural elks) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English eolh; akin to Old High German elaho elk, Greek elaphos deer Date: before 12th century 1. plural usually elk a. moose 1 — used for one of the Old World b. a large gregarious deer (Cervus elaphus) of North America, Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa — called also red deer, wapiti c. any of various large Asian deer 2. soft tanned rugged leather 3. capitalized [Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks] a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. same or elks) 1 a large deer, Alces alces, of N. Europe and Asia, with palmate antlers and a growth of skin hanging from the neck; a moose. 2 US a wapiti. Phrases and idioms: elk-hound a large Scandinavian hunting dog with a shaggy coat. Etymology: ME, prob. repr. OE elh, eolh

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whistling Whis"tling, a. & n. from Whistle, v. Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy. Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter. Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck. Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle (Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle. Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover. Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock. Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan, and elk. (b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan. Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree of India. Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle. (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elk Elk, Elke Elke, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elk Elk, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.] (Zo["o]l.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti. Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler. Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hooper Hoop"er, n. (Zo["o]l.) [So called from its note.] The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(elks, or elk) An elk is a type of large deer. Elks have big, flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Some British speakers use elk to refer to the European and Asian varieties of this animal, and moose to refer to the North American variety. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Moose, moose-deer (Cervus alces or Alces molchis).

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	ELK
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	ASW
FAA District	NONE
State	OK
State	OKLAHOMA
County	BECKHAM
County State	OK
City Name	ELK CITY
Full Name	ELK CITY MUNI
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"ELK CITY, OK 73644"
Elevation	2002
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	DALLAS-FT WORTH
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	01
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	NE
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	022
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	001
General Aviation, Local Operations	004000
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	002000
Latitude	35.4307933333
Longitude	-99.3942658333
State FIPS code	40
State Postal Code	OK
Version	09

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