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12 definitions for Elk From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zool.) [So called from its note.]
The European whistling, or wild, swan ({Olor cygnus); --
called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk. Hoopoe
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Whistling \Whis"tling\,
a. & n. from Whistle, v.
[1913 Webster]
Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
Whistling coot (Zool.), the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick. (Zool.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Whistling duck. (Zool.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.
Whistling eagle (Zool.), a small Australian eagle
({Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover. (Zool.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
Whistling snipe (Zool.), the American woodcock.
Whistling swan. (Zool.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
and elk.
(b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
Whistling teal (Zool.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna
awsuree of India.
Whistling thrush. (Zool.)
(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.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), 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
alces (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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. elk
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
elk \elk\, elke \elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus).
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Elk \Elk\ ([e^]lk), prop. n.
a member of the fraternal organization named Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, supporting various services to
their communities.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
elk
n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the
male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
[syn: European elk, moose, Alces alces]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "elk":
Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard,
caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, fallow deer, fawn,
gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose,
mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer,
roebuck, springbok, stag, wildebeest
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
ELK
Extension Language Kit (Scheme)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
Elk
Extension Language Kit
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Elk, CA
Zip code(s): 95432
Elk, WA
Zip code(s): 99009
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) :
Elk -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000): 3261
Housing Units (2000): 1860
Land area (2000): 647.293474 sq. miles (1676.482330 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.071416 sq. miles (7.954931 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 650.364890 sq. miles (1684.437261 sq. km)
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.425671 N, 96.238982 W
Headwords:
Elk
Elk, KS
Elk County
Elk County, KS
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) :
Elk -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 35112
Housing Units (2000): 18115
Land area (2000): 828.651934 sq. miles (2146.198565 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.578653 sq. miles (9.268669 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 832.230587 sq. miles (2155.467234 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.422346 N, 78.655412 W
Headwords:
Elk
Elk, PA
Elk County
Elk County, PA
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