Elk and Moose

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Elk noun - Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America.

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Moose is a synonym for elk. (American) In some cases you can use "Moose" instead a noun "Elk".

Moose noun - Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America.

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Elk is a synonym for moose. You can use "Elk" instead a noun "Moose".

However, when they encountered the same species that Europeans call elk (Alces alces), they used the Algonquin name "moose".

Source: Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit"
Likely due to the inherently funny name, moose are the only species of deer portrayed as stupid in fiction rather than graceful, including themselves under the older name "(Eurasian) elk" (not to be confused with Cervus elaphus, the large deer species referred to as "elk" in North America).

Source: Moose Are Idiots
If a moose, deer, elk, bear or other large animal ends up on the road that's being used, only one side's walking away from it, and it's not the humans.

Source: Death World

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