NOUN
- large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
How To Use Alces alces In A Sentence
- In the forests one can find moose (Alces alces), Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus), lynx (Lynx lynx), common hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), widely spread varying hare (Lepus timidus), badger (Meles meles), ermine (Mustela erminea), weasel (Mustela nivalis), common marten (Martes martes) racoon-like dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). Kazakh upland
- There are 54 species of mammal including European bison Bison bonasus (EN), grey wolf Canis lupus and lynx Felis lynx, otter Lutra lutra, beaver Castor fiber (LR) (re-introduced in 1955), northern birch mouse Sicista betulina (LR) and masked shrew Sorex caecutiens (the only known population in Poland), as well as elk Alces alces (uncommon). Bialowieza Forest, Poland
- Several terrestrial species – especially caribou, reindeer, muskox, and moose (Alces alces) – are extremely important in local economies. Indigenous peoples, animals, and climate in the Arctic
