ELK: значение слова

noun (plural elks)
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English eolh; akin to Old High German elaho elk, Greek elaphos deer Date: before 12th century

1. plural usually elk moose 1, a large gregarious deer ( Cervus elaphus ) of North America, Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa, any of various large Asian deer, soft tanned rugged leather, a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order