moose en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
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The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.
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Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
Europe’s giant beavers lived at the same time as the first moose, Libralces gallicus.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 152:
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) An ugly person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meese | Number=Plur | humorous, nonstandard | lexicographic |
| mooses | Number=Plur | dated, rare | lexicographic |
| moose | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
moosecall · spirit moose · moosey · meese · Moose River · mooseyness · mooseknuckle · moose elm · Alaska moose · moose milk · moosewood · moose knuckle · mooseberry · moosette · stag moose · cow moose · mooseless · mooselimb · mooseskin · Bull Moose · ghost moose · moose test · moosebird · mooseburger · moosehair · moose deer · mooselike · northwestern moose · moosehide · Shiras moose · moosehood · eastern moose · moose limb · mooseling · moose maple · mooseyard · moose yard
Descendants
무스 · mws · มูส · មូហ្ស · موس · mús
Synonyms
elk (largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus)) · Newfoundland speed bump (largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus))
Translations (165)
evn мо̄ты̄ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · udm койык (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tk losy (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ru лось (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · az sığın (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pl klępa (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ar مُوظ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · no elg (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gd lon (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pl łoś (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ab аҽа́цә (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sh лос (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cmn 駝鹿 /驼鹿 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · vep hirbʹ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · kl tuttorpak (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · is elgur (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sma sarve (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mk лос (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mhr шордо (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · nv deeteel (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · el άλκη (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gld бэюн (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · af eland (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · eu altze (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · iu ᑐᒃᑐᕙᒃ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ja ヘラジカ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · zza gayê kohi (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · he צבי אמריקני (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cr ᒨᔁ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gld то̄ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · se ealga (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ko 엘크 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cv пӑши (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · moe mush (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ba болан (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ky багыш (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mn хандгай (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cmn 大鹿 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tg шоҳгавазн (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · wiy béhlakw (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fr orignal (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fa موس (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · uk лось (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · km មូហ្ស (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sah тайах (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · de Elch (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ab аҽа́ҩацә (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · es elque (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ba мышы (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · oj moonz (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ja 箆鹿 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · vi nai sừng tấm (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ko 말코손바닥사슴 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sw elki (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pqm mus (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tl alse (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · wam moos (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fi hirvi (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · nl eland (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · th ตัวมูซ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · haa jëjuu (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ms elk (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tr sığın (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pi gokaṇṇa (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · es anta (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fa یاله (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · da elg (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · grc ἄλκη (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ms moose (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · lv alnis (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ka ლოსი (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pot mos (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · hy որմզդեղն (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sk los (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · la alcēs (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cs los (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pl łosica (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · vi nai anxet (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sq dre brilopatë (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cy elc (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mnc ᡴᠠᠨᡩᠠᡥᠠᠨ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · aht deniigi (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mic tia'm (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · orh bəyun (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · lt briedis (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mns-nor янгуй (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · es ante (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · da elsdyr (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · xpq mos (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ady бланэ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · atj mos (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sv älg (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · kk бұлан (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · clw алыч (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · kpv йӧра (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ro elan (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ota صیغین (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sac meshêwêwa (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ga mús (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · crk môswa (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · aaq mos (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · oj mooz (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tt поши (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gmq-jmk dýr (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gl alce (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · unm pàkakënèt (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · liv põddõrz (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ast alce (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sw kongoni wa Kaskazini (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gv feeaih mooar (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · kk бұғы (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · abe moz (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fo elgur (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · unm mus (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pot mozo (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mnw ကလိၚ် (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · my မုစကောင် (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · yi לאָס (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mn ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠠᠭᠠᠶ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mrj шарды (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fa گاو کوهی (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ab аҽа́ҩа (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gl ante (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mnw ဂၠဴဂြိုပ် (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · be лось (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · cmn 麋鹿 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ia alce (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tr alageyik (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sac môthwa (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ca ant (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ik tuttuvak (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ko 무스 (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · chy mahpemo’ehe (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · el αμερικανική έλαφος (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · kbd бланэ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fa شاهگوزن (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · bg лос (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · yur meweehl (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tli dzískʼw (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pt alce (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · nds Elk (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · eo alko (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · hu jávorszarvas (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · fr élan d'Amérique (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · tfn dnigi (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · et põder (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · koi лола (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · th มูส (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · mnw ကၜိုၚ် (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ang eolh (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · chr ᎠᏫ ᎤᏔᎾ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sl los (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · pl łosza (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · sh los (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · alq mòz (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · th กวางมูส (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · gl anta (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · ltg brīds (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · enm elk (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · it alce (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · es alce (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · wam mws (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · crk ᒨᔁ (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · taa denigi (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) · yi לאָסיכע (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces))