american elk

Questions about american elk

What does american elk mean?

american elk means "large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for american elk?

Close synonyms include wapiti, elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis, red deer, elk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is american elk a common word?

american elk is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.