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Definition of: moose
(m
s) noun plural moose
1. A large, heavily built mammal (Alces americana) of the deer family, found in northern North America: the male bears huge, palmate antlers.
2. The northern European elk. [<Algonquian (Massachuset) moos he strips off; because it eats the bark of trees]
(Up to nearly 7 feet high at the shoulder; weight to 1,000 pounds)
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