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plural moose
1
: a ruminant mammal (Alces alces) with humped shoulders, long legs, and broadly palmated antlers that is the largest existing member of the deer family and inhabits forested areas of Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, and Asia
2
capitalized
[Loyal Order of Moose]
: a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order
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Elkhorn coral — a species resembling moose antlers known for its wave-weakening abilities — is especially endangered.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
Though prion diseases are, in some cases, contagious, a federal study earlier this year concluded that chronic wasting disease, found in deer, elk and moose, is very unlikely to pass to people who eat the meat of sick animals.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
The male moose had escaped from the bear, according to the expert.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
However, the moose saw the person, charged after him and knocked him down.
—Sky-Hi Daily News, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
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Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
Though prion diseases are, in some cases, contagious, a federal study earlier this year concluded that chronic wasting disease, found in deer, elk and moose, is very unlikely to pass to people who eat the meat of sick animals.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
The male moose had escaped from the bear, according to the expert.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
However, the moose saw the person, charged after him and knocked him down.
—Sky-Hi Daily News, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
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moose
noun
plural moose
: a large cud-chewing mammal with broad flattened antlers and humped shoulders that is related to the deer and lives in forests of Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, and Asia
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