English Explanatory Dictionary

moose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
  2. Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
  3. An ugly person.
noun
  1. An Asian girl taken as a lover.
name
  1. An English surname.
noun
  1. A Muslim.

Pronunciation

mo͞os /muːs/ en-us-moose.ogg en-au-moose.ogg /mʉs/

Word forms

moose mooses meese

Etymology

Earlier mus, moos, from an Eastern Algonquian language name for the animal, such as Massachusett moos, mws, Narragansett moos or Penobscot mos (cognate to Abenaki moz), from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”), referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding: compare Massachusett moos-u (“he strips, cuts smooth”).

Synonyms

elk Newfoundland speed bump

Derived words

Alaska moose Bull Moose cow moose eastern moose ghost moose meese mooseberry moosebird mooseburger moosecall moose deer moose elm moosehair moosehide moosehood mooseknuckle moose knuckle mooseless mooselike mooselimb moose limb mooseling moose maple moose milk Moose River mooseskin moose test moosette moosewood moosey moose yard mooseyard mooseyness northwestern moose Shiras moose spirit moose stag moose
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