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Irish elk: see elk elk, name applied to several large members of the deer family. It most properly designates the largest member of the family, Alces alces, found in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. In North America this animal is called moose . ..... Click the link for more information. . Irish elkAny member of a genus (Megaloceros) of extinct giant deer commonly found as fossils in Pleistocene deposits (1.8 million–10,000 years ago) in Europe and Asia. About the size of a modern moose, the Irish elk had the largest antlers of any form of deer known, in some specimens about 13 ft (4 m) across. It may have survived until c. 700–500 BC. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, are working on a bill that differs slightly from the House version, said Melissa Shelk of the American Insurance Association. In many class actions, the actual damages by each plaintiff may not reach the $75,000 threshold, therefore making it impossible to move to the federal court," Shelk said. Now the industry is hoping to convey the same message to Congress in a report due March 1, said Melissa Shelk, vice president of federal affairs for the American Insurance Association. |
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