Definitions
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
Word origin
From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”).
Used in a sentence
“In a narrow defile […] a male elk, (cervus alces, Lin.) of noble appearance, followed by twenty-two females, passed majestically under their platform, each as large as a common-sized horse.”
“I'm pretty certain I remember seeing it on a price list when most BBC and Elk games had to be mail ordered (I think Impact was the mail order company - they also produced games like Zenon and Clogger).”
“Of course, ELK doesn't come without operational burden.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Large antlered grazer”3 letters
02“Large deer with antlers”3 letters
03“North American wapiti”3 letters
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