#cervid

• Elk — A rare regional variant or archaic form used in the past in certain northern dialects to denote the elk or moose (Alces alces), the largest mammal in the cervid family. The term originates through northern linguistic pathways or via local phonetic adaptation of the Latin scientific root.
• Elks — A rare regional name utilized historically in certain northern dialects as the plural form of 'alcer' (elk/moose); very large-sized herbivorous mammals of the cervid family (Alces alces) adapted to cold forested areas, characterized by the massive palmate antlers borne by the males.
• Alcicorn — Having wide, flattened, palmate antlers, similar to those of an elk or moose (Alces alces). In animal or structural morphology, the term describes the cranial bony conformation of certain fossil or contemporary cervid species whose antler branches resemble a shovel or an open palm.
• Alciform — Having the form or appearance of an elk or moose (Alces alces) or its antlers; palmate, widened, or flattened. In animal or structural morphology, the term describes skeletal elements or bony excrescences of fossil or contemporary species whose branches resemble the specific structure of elk antlers.