: 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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But Porter and Price saw the moose as a different member of the horse family, with the rainbow signifying pride.—
Livia Caligor,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2026 Until the huge sow grizzly and her two cubs showed up that day in September 2000, the moose hunt that McCoy and Corle had embarked on promised to be just another adventure in the Alaskan outback.—
Jan Thacker,
Outdoor Life,
3 Sep. 2026 Stop at Height of Land for a wide-angle view of Mooselookmeguntic Lake surrounded by mountains, then watch for moose along quieter roads around dawn and dusk.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2026 My late-September trip also coincided with moose rutting season, which peaks around this time.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moose
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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