moose

moose

a large North American deer, Alces alces, having large flattened palmate antlers: also occurs in Europe and Asia where it is called an elk

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moose

[müs]

(vertebrate zoology)

An even-toed ungulate of the genus Alces in the family Cervidae; characterized by spatulate antlers, long legs, a short tail, and a large head with prominent overhanging snout.

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Moose

the epitome of “the obtuse jock,” or dimwitted athlete. [Comics: “Archie” in Horn, 87]

See: Dimwittedness

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Moose

 

a river in eastern Canada, in the basin of Hudson Bay. It is formed by the confluence of the Mattagami (442 km long) and Missinaibi (426 km long) rivers, which rise in the Canadian Shield. The Moose River empties into James Bay. Its length from the point of confluence is 104 km, and its basin drains an area of 108, 000 sq km. The mean flow rate is 1, 400 cu m per sec. The river’s largest tributary (right) is the Abitibi River (547 km long). A railroad has been constructed along the Moose valley to the port of Moosonee at the mouth of the river.

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