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Alces alces

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From Latin alces (elk, moose).

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Alces alces f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – a large, northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in a male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America (unless North American members of genus Alces are treated as a separate species Alces americanus).

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Alces alces in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.