#moose

• 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.