moose

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/muːs/

noun 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

cervid, hungry, largest, sick, still, young

VERB + MOOSE

killed, maintain, put, saw, see, seen

MOOSE + NOUN

antlers, bugles, gallicus, libralces, middle, pheasant, tom's

PREP.

in, on, out, until, up

ADV.

humorously, such

Definitions

noun

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.

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.

An ugly person.

noun

An Asian girl taken as a lover.

In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.

Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a ‘Moose’ and still take care of his other obligations.”

name

An English surname.

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Synonyms

noun — large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the m

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.

Wiktionary

Europe’s giant beavers lived at the same time as the first moose, Libralces gallicus.

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In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.

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Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a ‘Moose’ and still take care of his other obligations.”

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In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.

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Did you see a sick moose?

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