: 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
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Moose
[Loyal Order of Moose]: a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order
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Johnson defended the hunt as a conservation effort, explaining the role of predator management in protecting other wildlife, including moose and caribou.—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2026 During the milder months, spend days enjoying Edmonton’s beautiful nature, canoeing on Astotin Lake or hiking through aspen forests and wetlands home to moose and bison in Elk Island National Park.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2026 Animals sightings might include moose, elk, mule deer, ermine, wolves, foxes, bears (both grizzly and black), bald eagles and other birds of prey, and waterfowl like trumpeter swans.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026 Hikers here often report seeing more wildlife than people, including a variety of birds, deer and even moose.—
Abigail Bliss,
Denver Post,
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Etymology
of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos 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